mèo vật đống rơm
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Meaning · English
To futilely attempt to hide or conceal something
Literally: cat rolls a bundle of straw
Examples
Anh ấy mèo vật đống rơm khi giấu bí mậtHe was futilely trying to hide the secret
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
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 “mèo vật đống rơm” mean?
To futilely attempt to hide or conceal something Literally: cat rolls a bundle of straw
Is “mèo vật đống rơm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.