start munching when passing the butcher’s-feed on illusions; feast oneself in imagination
❍ 你别～了。等把这批货卖出去仔细算一算再看。Don’t feed yourself on illusions! Wait till you have sold this batch of goods and made careful calculations.
过屠门而大嚼guo tu men er da jue
start munching when passing the butcher’s—feed on illusions
过屠门而大嚼ɡuò tú mén ér dà jiáo
屠门：卖肉的铺子。走过卖肉的地方嘴里空嚼。比喻想要得到却不能得到，只好用不实际的办法来安慰自己。feed oneself on illusions, start munching when passing the butcher’s door