| 词汇 | breed a scab on one-s nose |
| 词源 | breed a scab on one’s nose. American cowboys have used this expression for a century as a warning to a man who is stir- ring up trouble, looking for a punch in the nose: “Keep talking like that and you’ll breed a scab on your nose.” |
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