cuspir no prato que comeu
Meaning: to betray or show ingratitude toward someone who has helped you.
Language: Portuguese
Literally: to spit in the plate that one ate from
Category: Daily Life
Origin: The image pictures someone who has eaten from a host's plate then defiles it—a vivid gesture of desecration toward one's benefactor.
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