live beyond one's means; eat one's corn in the blade
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to spend next year's income this year; to live beyond one's means; to eat the grain reserved for the next year
formal寅、卯是地支的第三位和第四位，代指年份。比喻经济困难，提前支用了以后的收入。也说“寅支卯粮”。
Rú如
guǒ果
bù不
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
，
měi每
gè个
yuè月
yín寅
chī吃
mǎo卯
liáng粮
，
chí迟
zǎo早
huì会
xiàn陷
rù入
zhài债
wù务
wēi危
jī机
。
If you don't budget carefully and spend beyond your means every month, you'll eventually fall into a debt crisis.
Tā他
yǎng养
chéng成
le了
yín寅
chī吃
mǎo卯
liáng粮
de的
xí习
guàn惯
，
xìn信
yòng用
kǎ卡
zǒng总
shì是
tòu透
zhī支
。
He has developed the habit of living beyond his income, always overdrawing his credit card.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yín寅
chī吃
mǎo卯
liáng粮
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
duì对
gōng公
sī司
cháng长
qī期
fā发
zhǎn展
jí极
wéi为
bù不
lì利
。
This practice of borrowing against the future is extremely detrimental to the company's long-term development.