camel's nose

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act or circumstance. idiomatic

词形变化

camels' noses plural

词源

The root phrase is usually claimed to be a saying of Arabs or Middle Eastern cultures, roughly as follows:
: Do not allow a camel to put his nose under the edge of your tent, for soon you will have a camel in your tent.
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