nourish a viper in one's bosom (English, verb)
expansion: nourish a viper in one's bosom (third-person singular simple present nourishes a viper in one's bosom, present participle nourishing a viper in one's bosom, simple past and past participle nourished a viper in one's bosom)
Senses:
glosses: To do acts of kindness that will be met with ingratitude and will cause one harm in the end.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: nourishes a viper in one's bosom
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: nourishing a viper in one's bosom
tags: participle
present
form: nourished a viper in one's bosom
tags: participle
past
form: nourished a viper in one's bosom
tags: past