yuè​zǔ​dài​páo

to take matters into one's own hands

Definitions

yuè​zǔ​dài​páo

lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs; to take matters into one's own hands

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34210th most common word in movies

44439th most common word in books

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