nest of vipers (plural nests of vipers)
- 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[1]: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.
