cancer refugee
n.— «The phrase “cancer refugees” has been coined to describe desperate patients who visit hospital after hospital searching for advice and care.» —“Bill to aid cancer fight” Asahi Shimbun (Japan) May 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The proverb when in Rome, do as the Romans do suggests one should respect local customs and traditions, but also more generally that sometimes it’s better to go along with a group’s consensus than resist and make a fuss. But why in Rome and not in...
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