nest of vipers

English

Noun

nest of vipers (plural nests of vipers)

  1. A group of criminals or dangerous, untrustworthy people.
    • 2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House Of The Dragon drops its best episode yet”, in AV Club‎:
      Dinner is, by this nest of viper’s[sic] standards, surprisingly lovely. A moving toast from Viserys leads the divided room to rebuild bridges that had long ago been burned to ashes.
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