顺 順
手 手
牵 牽
羊 羊
- lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom)
- fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off
Examples
他不是在偷皮夹子,他是顺手牵羊。
Info
- Wiktionary: 顺手牵羊
- MDBG: 顺手牵羊
- Examples with 顺手牵羊 on Tatoeba
- Percentile: 2 (higher is more common)
- Tags: chengyu