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单词 pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
释义

pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire

succeed in a hazardous undertaking for someone else's benefit
为某人火中取栗, 为他人冒风险。
ORIGIN: with reference to the fable of a monkey using a cat's paw to extract roasting chestnuts from a fire.

See main entry:chestnut

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