Thò đuôi cho người ta nắm
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Meaning · English
To give someone an opportunity to take advantage of you
Literally: stick out tail for people to grasp
Examples
Anh ấy thò đuôi cho người ta nắm nên bị lừa mất tiềnHe gave others an opportunity to take advantage of him, so he was cheated out of money
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Thò đuôi cho người ta nắm” mean?
To give someone an opportunity to take advantage of you Literally: stick out tail for people to grasp
Is “Thò đuôi cho người ta nắm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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