國語(yǔ)辭典媳婦熬成婆
忍氣吞聲侍奉公婆的媳婦，日子熬久了，總有一天也會(huì )成為權大威風(fēng)的婆婆。比喻受盡委屈者，終會(huì )苦盡甘來(lái)，一逞威風(fēng)。如：「像咱們這些小教員，何時(shí)才能媳婦熬成婆，當上校長(cháng)呢？」
英語(yǔ) lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)?, fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor, what goes around comes around
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