to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to invite in; to show someone in
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
every flow has its ebb; arrogance leads to downfall
fiddler crab (esp. species Uca arcuata)