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火中取栗 meaning in English

pull chestnuts out of the fire -- gain profit in risk; be a cat's paw

Examples

  1. Neither was eager to pull our chestnuts out of the fire .
    他们俩都不想替我们火中取栗
  2. Don ' t pull the other ' s chestnuts out of the fire
    不要为别人火中取栗,替别人冒险。

Related Words

  1. 火炙
  2. 火中莲
  3. 火中遗物
  4. 火钟
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