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бойся данайцев, дары приносящихstresses
idiom., lat. false friends are worse than open enemies; gifts from enemies are dangerous; I fear Greeks even when bringing gifts
бойтесь данайцев дары приносящих
lat. timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (Val_Ships)
saying. beware of Greeks bearing gifts (a Latin saying Val_Ships)
бойтесь данайцев, дары приносящих
idiom., lat. beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Meaning: Don't trust your enemies. Origin: An allusion to the story of the wooden horse of Troy, used by the Greeks to trick their way into the city. It is recorded in Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:)
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