eat all day; idle away one's time
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesidiom
eat one's fill all day; do nothing all day
formalA derogatory idiom used to criticize people who do nothing useful but only eat and rest all day.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
cóng从
bù不
guān关
xīn心
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shì事
yè业
hé和
jiā家
rén人
。
He eats his fill all day long and never cares about his career or his family.
Fù父
mǔ母
bù不
xī希
wàng望
nǐ你
jiāng将
lái来
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
yī一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
Parents don't want you to idle away your whole life and achieve nothing in the future.
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Nà那
xiē些
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
de的
guān官
liáo僚
zhǐ只
huì会
làng浪
fèi费
nà纳
shuì税
rén人
de的
qián钱
。
Those bureaucrats who eat their fill all day only waste taxpayers' money.
Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
bù不
néng能
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
，
yīng应
gāi该
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
hé和
gōng工
zuò作
。
Young people should not idle away their time; they should study and work hard.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
bǎo饱
shí食
zhōng终
rì日
de的
shēng生
huó活
fāng方
shì式
huì会
ràng让
nǐ你
shī失
qù去
fèn奋
dòu斗
de的
dòng动
lì力
。
This kind of idle lifestyle will make you lose the motivation to strive for progress.