伴君如伴虎
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being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use
- Literally
- attending a ruler is like keeping company with a tiger
- Meaning
- Working close to a powerful, capricious person is dangerous, since you may be punished at any moment. Now used of any tyrannical boss.
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