false friends are much worse than open enemies
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used to imply that it is more dangerous to have friends who pretend to be loyal while secretly betraying one than to have enemies who are open about their hostility toward one
Proverb
例子
When she found out that her best friend had been spreading malicious rumors about her, she realized that false friends are worse than open enemies.
