Ada udang di balik batu.
“There is a shrimp behind the rock.”
There is a hidden motive or ulterior intention behind someone's actions.
— Traditional Indonesia Wisdom, Indonesia
Source: Traditional Indonesian peribahasa, public-domain oral tradition
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