giơ nách cho người cù
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Meaning · English
Give someone an opportunity to take advantage
Literally: hold up armpits for someone to punch
Examples
Anh ấy giơ nách cho người cù nên bị lừa mất tiền.He gave someone an opportunity to take advantage, so he was cheated out of money.
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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 “giơ nách cho người cù” mean?
Give someone an opportunity to take advantage Literally: hold up armpits for someone to punch
Is “giơ nách cho người cù” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.