idiom : common saying > Be -nied with (a thing) Bell to thieve
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Thieves do with a bell
  Explanation: Compared to dry and hidden things which they can be kept quiet.
  Source: "Cong Qing Literature Future of New China notes," the fifth did not hold back only a little, but every day there, throw mad clamor, would not be saying the thief do with a bell, "you?"
  Examples: Not only to grasp a little bit, but every day there, throw mad clamor, not that the saying of ~ it? ("Late Literature Future of New China Cong note" The Fifth)
No. 2
  dài zhe líng dāng qù zuò zéi
  〖解释〗比喻要干隐秘的事而自己先声张出去。
  〖出处〗《晚清文学丛钞·新中国未来记》第五回:“既是一点儿把握都没有,却天天在那里叫嚣狂掷,岂不是俗语说的“带着铃铛去做贼”吗?”
  〖示例〗既是一点儿把握都没有,却天天在那里叫嚣狂掷,岂不是俗语说的“~”吗?(《晚清文学丛钞·新中国未来记》第五回)