瓜田李下
Explanation: Metaphor easily lead to situations of suspected Usage: Joint type; as subject, attribute; with melon suspected of Li Source: Gan Bao Jin "Immortals," No. 15: "fear of ridicule by the allay." Examples: If he done nothing wrong, that is, ~ have nothing to worry about.- Thesaurus: the suspicion of being in the melon field and under the plum tree
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