nurse a snake in (one's) bosom

To befriend, look after, or take care of someone who proves to be traitorous, untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful. I thought the profligate had seen the light and was seeking redemption, and so I took him into my care. But before long, I knew I had nursed a snake in my bosom, as I awoke one morning to find myself robbed blind! I thought our love was not only mutual but indestructible; and yet, I have nursed a snake in my bosom all these years: my darling husband has cast me out and run off with a younger woman.

词组	nurse a snake in (one's) bosom
释义	nurse a snake in (one's) bosom nurse a snake in (one's) bosom To befriend, look after, or take care of someone who proves to be traitorous, untrustworthy, deceitful, or ungrateful. I thought the profligate had seen the light and was seeking redemption, and so I took him into my care. But before long, I knew I had nursed a snake in my bosom, as I awoke one morning to find myself robbed blind! I thought our love was not only mutual but indestructible; and yet, I have nursed a snake in my bosom all these years: my darling husband has cast me out and run off with a younger woman. See also: bosom, nurse, snake Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: nourish a serpent in (one's) bosom nourish a snake in (one's) bosom nourish a viper in (one's) bosom nurse a serpent in (one's) bosom nurse a viper in (one's) bosom nurture a serpent in (one's) bosom nurture a snake in (one's) bosom nurture a viper in (one's) bosom a serpent in (one's) bosom a snake in (one's) bosom
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