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Meaning of the highest branch is not the safest roost | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

A coveted position of power does not guarantee safety to the holder.

Examples

“[…] the highest branch is not the safest roost. So the danger to the Dogras' position also was now the greatest.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

the house always wins the ink was not even dry the Internet never forgets the jig is up the job is oxo the joke is on someone