Explain the meaning of “lest someone with an unseen sword slit your throat”
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Explanation:
It is one of the rules of the game of chess taught by Lau Po. But these are not confined to chess only. There are hidden life lessons in these rules as well.
By this rule Lau Po, taught that one should never announce success in pride because you never know there must be someone with unseen sword who can slit your throat.
The meaning of this expression “lest someone with an unseen sword slit your throat” is as follows:
Waverly's mother is teaching her the rules of life through rules of chess. She is teaching Waverly never to announce "check" with vanity, lest someone with an unseen sword slit your throat. By this she wants to teach her that she should be extremely careful while playing chess or living life. Vanity may prove fatal, harmful, and detrimental to her.