vơ vào
Definition
- Verb:
- To appropriate for oneself / to claim as one's own: The phrase "vơ vào" describes the action of taking something, often credit, responsibility, or belongings, and attributing it entirely to oneself, sometimes unjustly or greedily.
- To relate everything back to oneself / to make everything about oneself: It can refer to the habit of turning any topic or situation into a discussion about one's own interests, experiences, or opinions.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Thành công là của cả nhóm, đừng có vơ vào hết cho mình. (The success belongs to the whole team; don't appropriate it all for yourself.)
- Cứ nói chuyện gì là anh ta lại vơ vào chuyện của anh ta. (Whatever the topic, he always turns the conversation to be about himself.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a negative connotation, implying selfishness, a lack of fairness, or an irritating self-centeredness in the action.
Variants and Related Words
- Vơ vét (v): to grab or gather things (often material possessions) greedily and indiscriminately.
- Hắn tìm cách vơ vét tài sản chung. (He tried to greedily grab the common assets.)
Synonyms
- Monopolize: to take exclusive possession of something.
- Hog: to keep or use something selfishly.
- Claim: to assert one's right to something.
Related Idioms
- Vơ đũa cả nắm: to make a sweeping generalization (literally: to grab a whole handful of chopsticks).
- Cô ấy vơ đũa cả nắm, cho rằng tất cả đều không đáng tin. (She makes a sweeping generalization, thinking that all are untrustworthy.)