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leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

开门揖盗
kāi mén yī dào
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Synonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back自讨苦吃zì tǎo kǔ chī(lit.) to show the wolf into the house (idiom) · (fig.) to introduce a potential source of trouble引狼入室yǐn láng rù shì
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