吃夜草
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to pick up extra income on the side
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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- eat night fodder
- Meaning
- To pick up extra income on the side, from the saying that a horse not fed at night won't grow fat. Slightly knowing or mildly critical.
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