舔碗邊
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to live off others' leftovers
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to scrape small gains by depending on someone
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- lick the rim of the bowl
- Meaning
- To live off what others leave, getting small gains by depending on someone. Used contemptuously.
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