vặt mũi đút miệng
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Meaning · English
To pick something up and immediately use or spend it
Literally: pick nose insert mouth
Examples
Anh ấy vừa nhận được lương thì vặt mũi đút miệng vào việc mua sắmHe just received his salary and immediately spent it on shopping
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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 “vặt mũi đút miệng” mean?
To pick something up and immediately use or spend it Literally: pick nose insert mouth
Is “vặt mũi đút miệng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.