吃窝边草
Traditional (Taiwan):
吃窩邊草
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to harm or exploit one's own people or those nearby
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- eat the grass beside one's own nest
- Meaning
- To harm or take advantage of one's own people or those nearby. Critical. Compare "don't foul your own nest".
Words with 吃窝边草
Ending with 吃窝边草
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兔子不吃窝边草
tùzibùchīwōbiāncǎo
rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow
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