idiom : common saying > go for wool and come back shorn



Contents ·偷鸡不着蚀把米 ·tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ ·No. 3 ·English Expression ·More results... 偷鸡不着蚀把米 　　Explanation: As the saying goes. Chicken did not steal, but the loss of one meter. Metaphor but wanted to take advantage of a disadvantage. 　　Examples: We Baipao a trip, ~, it wants to. (Tao, "a trainee") tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ 　　Meters induced to steal chicken and minor children, but lost the meter. Figure something not a metaphor, they have been damaged Translated by Google No. 3 　　偷鸡不着蚀把米 　　tōu jī bù zhe shí bǎ mǐ 　　〖解释〗俗语。鸡没有偷到，反而损失了一把米。比喻本想占便宜反而吃了亏。 　　〖出处〗 清·钱彩《说岳全传》第二十五回：“这艄公好晦气，却不是偷鸡不着，反折了一把米？” 　　〖示例〗我们白跑了一趟，～，就是了。（叶圣陶《一个练习生》） English Expression n.:  go for wool and come back shorn,  go for wool and come home shorn,  try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice