To tolerate or harbor evil/problems that will eventually cause harm to oneself; to foster a lurking danger.
在项目初期，对一些不规范的操作如果置之不理，无异于养痈自患，后期必将付出更大的代价。
If one ignores some non-standard operations in the early stage of a project, it's akin to nurturing a disease that will later bring harm to oneself, eventually requiring a much higher price to pay.
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