Deambulātiō 9 - prōverbium: "cornīx scorpium rapuit" (Patreon)

cornīx scorpium rapuit = "a crow caught the scorpion" : "you bit off more than you can chew"

cornīx = a crow (note that European crows are GREY and black, not all black like in North America)

scorpius = scorpion

rapiō rapere rapuī raptum = to seize, to steal

ēsse = to eat

venēnō venēnāre = to poison

Composition practice for you:

Imagine your own examples in an original context, and write them below!