引狼入室
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
to lead the wolf into the house (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack; to act imprudently, asking for trouble
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- (verb, idiom) to lead the wolf into the house (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack
- to act imprudently, asking for trouble
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Related Words
引(yǐn)— to draw (e.g. a bow)
→引狗入寨(yǐn gǒu rù zhài)— to lead the wolf into the woodpile (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack
→引鬼上门(yǐn guǐ shàng mén)— to lead the devil to the door (idiom); to invite the attention of criminals
→十指不沾阳春水(shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ)— to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
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