camel's nose

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act will lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance
camel's nose

    التركية النطق

    kämılz nōz

    النطق

    /ˈkaməlz ˈnōz/ /ˈkæməlz ˈnoʊz/

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    () The root phrase is usually attributed to be a saying of Arabs, or Middle Eastern cultures, roughly as follows: :Do not allow a camel to put his nose under the edge of your tent, for soon you will have a camel in your tent.
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