火中取栗 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 火中取栗

火中取栗

Definition lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) / fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

Idiom It is a metaphor of being used by others, but taking risks but gaining nothing

Usage

Antonym 坐享其成

中文释义偷取炉中烤熟的栗子。比喻受人利用，冒险出力却一无所得。

Characters 火 huǒ 中 zhōng/zhòng 取 qǔ 栗 (慄) lì

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