Traduction :
to invite the devil to one's house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble
Origine :
明·凌濛初《初刻拍案惊奇》卷二十二:“吾本等好意,却叫得‘引鬼上门’,我而今不便追究,只不理他罢了。”
Annotation :
引鬼上门1
1. yǐnguǐshàngmén :
[EN] to invite the devil to one's house (idiom); to introduce a potential source of trouble