sop to Cerberus

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something given or done to pacify or bribe.
    — to give/throw a sop to Cerberus

词源

From Virgil's Aeneid, where the Sibyl throws Cerberus a loaf laced with honey and herbs to induce sleep.
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