đút cổ vào chòng
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Meaning · English
to put oneself in a difficult or precarious situation
Literally: put neck into noose
Examples
Anh ấy đút cổ vào chòng khi đầu tư tất cả tiền vào dự án rủi roHe put himself in a difficult situation when investing all his money in a risky project
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Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “đút cổ vào chòng” mean?
to put oneself in a difficult or precarious situation Literally: put neck into noose
Is “đút cổ vào chòng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.