吃里爬外chī lǐ pá wàieat the food and scrape the bowl; live off one person while secretly helping another
❍ 大伙纷纷议论着杨老疙疸。赵玉林说： “～的家伙，……” (周立波《暴风骤雨》158)Yang had become the talk of the village. Zhao Yulin observed: “He eats our food and crawls over to the enemy，…”/“人心隔肚皮，备不住有那～的家伙走风走水，叫韩老六跑了。”年轻人反驳，还是赞成去。(周立波《暴风骤雨》56)“You can’t tell what’s in people’s minds. Some people may join both sides-they eat the food and scrape the bowl.They may let on and Han may escape，” the youngsters resorted,eager to go into action at once. 吃里爬外eat sb’s food but cater to his enemy;live on one person while secretly serving another 吃里爬外chī lǐ pá wài接受这一方的好处，暗地里却为另一方办事。live off one person while secretly helping another, eat the food and scrape the bowl |