"cherish a snake in one's bosom" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cherishes a snake in one's bosom [present, singular, third-person], cherishing a snake in one's bosom [participle, present], cherished a snake in one's bosom [participle, past], cherished a snake in one's bosom [past]
Etymology: From Aesop's fable The Farmer and the Viper. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} 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)
  1. Synonym of nourish a viper in one's bosom. Wikipedia link: The Farmer and the Viper Synonyms: nourish a viper in one's bosom [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cherish_a_snake_in_one's_bosom-en-verb-NF6J2D7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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