show a devil to the doorway
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NGU ǐ sh à NGM é n, which means to attract bad people. It's from the first time.
The origin of Idioms
Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 22 of the book "the first time I made a surprise at the moment of making a case" said: "we meant well, but we called it" inviting the devil to come to our door ". Now I can't investigate it. I just ignore him."
Analysis of Idioms
Lead the wolf into the house
Idiom usage
Guide the wolf into the room
show a devil to the doorway
a capable man pretends to be stupid in order to avoid jealousy - dà qiǎo ruò zhuō
Practice martial arts and cultivate literature - yǎn wǔ xiū wén
examine a man 's language and observe his countenance - chá yán guān xíng
Take the bull and ride the horse - fú niú chéng mǎ