光吃炒豆不炸锅
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to get all the gains with no loss or cost
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to have one's cake and eat it
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- eat the fried beans without the pan bursting
- Meaning
- To get all the gains with no loss or cost. Often mocking of someone who wants the best of everything.
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