cherish a snake in one's bosom
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Aesop's fable The Farmer and the Viper.
Verb[edit]
cherish a snake in one's bosom (third-person singular simple present cherishes a snake in one's bosom, present participle cherishing a snake in one's bosom, simple past and past participle cherished a snake in one's bosom)
- Synonym of nourish a viper in one's bosom.
Translations[edit]
nourish a viper in one's bosom — see nourish a viper in one's bosom