Nest together

Nest together

Phoenix and owl nest together, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f è ngxi ā ot ó ngch á o, which means that the divine bird and the evil bird are in the same nest. It's a metaphor for mixing good with bad.

Idiom explanation

Phoenix: Phoenix, the symbol of good luck; owl: the symbol of evil bird. The magic bird and the evil bird are in the same nest.

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in figurative sentences

Examples

We can't deal with things in the same nest, good or bad