APAD: He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon

He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon

‘He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon’ is a medieval idiom that Shakespeare refers to twice in his plays.

Its literal meaning is that if you get involved with the Devil you should have the means of keeping your distance. Metaphorically, eating with the Devil is dangerous and you should do it with a long spoon so that you don’t get too close.

It’s a lovely idiom and so true – that if you begin to get involved with bad things you will most likely be drawn in, so if you have to deal with bad people you should keep your distance – be very careful not to be drawn into their bad projects. It’s a wonderful image of someone sitting far away from their sinister eating companion, making sure they don’t get too close by, using a long spoon to take their food. Sharing a meal with someone usually means you are already on quite good terms with them or that you want to get to know them better. If you agree to partake of the Devil’s hospitality, you are on dangerous ground and need to beware.

One-eyed man is the minion

not the king

Stuart

Hahaha. This is lovely ～～

Do not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that

sinners take, or sit in the company of mockers.

Psalm 1

Amen

Thx for the wise warning, would these sticks also work? ;-)

Hahaha. You are hilarious ～～

坐等the king 来表示不服。哈哈哈

Then don't eat with the devil：）

哈哈哈，这脑回路！：）But I think the minion mimiced the “The Cyclops”

the One-Eyed Monster of Greek Mythology～：）

It's harder with the devils within.

Polyphemus, to be specific :-)

+100086!

Then there's Polyphemus moth, for which I'll keep an eye out

But his delight is in the law of the Lord.

if u can't beat'em join them

君子不立危墙之下

翻译得到位！

I don't think to the long spoon is of any help. having a

Long spoon, who cannot feed himself, He and the devil had to feed eachother.

Good point.

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哈哈，博览群书啊：）我好不容易知道点儿：）

哈哈，聪明！

哈哈，想起idiom“ you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours”

there is no blind spot on my back, 100% reachable

Try translating, 立马晕菜 :-)

Just joking. Stay away from the devil, period.

poly is adopted by English,but meaning multi-