强龙不压地头蛇
Explanation: Powerful metaphor of the local forces are also formidable. Usage: The main predicate; as predicate, object; metaphor powerful local forces who are tough Source: Ming Wu Cheng-en, "Journey to the West" 45 back: "You Intuit weight, and more monks will not let me far Township - worth mentioning, this is the 'strong dragon does not push local snakes'." Examples: Yao Xueyin "Rereading," Volume I Chapter 24: "There is nothing to say? This is called ~!"- Thesaurus: Masiakasaurus Do not fight a cock on his own dunghill (=a cock of the dunghill), Masiakasaurus When not fighting snake
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