火中取栗出自法国作家拉封登的寓言。说是炉中烤着栗子。猴子叫猫去偷猫不但没有吃到栗子反而把脚上的毛烧掉了。比喻被人利用担了风险，吃了苦头却没有捞到任何好处。英be a cat’s paw; pull sb's chestnut out of the fire;[查看详情]

嗟来之食春秋时齐国发生饥荒有人在路上施舍饮食对一个饥饿的人说“嗟，来食”，饥饿的人说，我就是不吃“嗟来之食”。终于不食而死(见于《礼记檀弓》)。后泛指带有侮辱性的施舍。例廉者不受嗟来之食。——《后汉书列女传》英a handout;[查看详情]

坐享其成自己不劳动只是坐着受用他人辛劳的收获。英sit idle and enjoy the fruits of other’s work; reap where one has not sown;[查看详情]

求亲靠友指生活困难求亲友帮助。例叫你拿去或者做个小本买卖或者置几亩地以后别再求亲靠友的。——《红楼梦》英ask favors of relatives and friends;[查看详情]

坐收渔利比喻利用别人之间的矛盾而获得利益。英reap the spoils of victory without lifting a finger; profit from others’ conflict; reap third party profit;[查看详情]

鞍前马后比喻跟随在别人身边小心侍候。[查看详情]

不劳而获不要花费自己的劳力而取得占有权。例他们在这里过着不劳而获穷奢极欲的生活。英profit by other people's toil; reap without sowing;[查看详情]

寄人篱下比喻依附别人不能自立。英live under another’s roof; live on dependence of sb.; be (live) under sb's subjugation (thumb); rely on sb. for support; have one's feet (kness,legs) under sb's mahogamy;[查看详情]

不稼不穑稼：播种；穑：收获谷物。泛指不参加农业生产劳动。[查看详情]