"se faire bouffer la laine sur le dos" meaning in All languages combined

See se faire bouffer la laine sur le dos on Wiktionary

Verb [Français]

IPA: \sə fɛʁ bu.fe la lɛn syʁ lə do\ Forms: se laisser manger la laine sur le dos
  1. Se faire exploiter, abuser, ne pas savoir se défendre. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-se_faire_bouffer_la_laine_sur_le_dos-fr-verb-VQ9L0VIU Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "Composé de bouffer, laine et dos."
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