忍气吞声侍奉公婆的媳妇,日子熬久了,总有一天也会成为权大威风的婆婆。比喻受尽委屈者,终会苦尽甘来,一逞威风。
如:「像咱们这些小教员,何时才能媳妇熬成婆,当上校长呢?」
英语 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