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camel's nose

noun

Etymology

The root phrase is usually claimed to be a saying of Arabs or Middle Eastern cultures, roughly as follows: : Do not allow a camel to put his nose under the edge of your tent, for soon you will have a camel in your tent.

Definitions

  1. A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act…

    A situation where the permitting of some small act will lead to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.

The neighborhood

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