- to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to reap where one has not sown
This idiom refers to the act of benefiting from the hard work or efforts of others without contributing oneself.
He always reaps the benefits without ever helping.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成to reap where one has not sownzuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的lì yì利益to enjoy the benefits without effortzuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的xīn tài心态a mindset of wanting to benefit without contributionbù láo ér huò不劳而获de的zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成to benefit without working for itzhī只xiǎng想zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成only wanting to reap benefits without putting in effortbù yuàn不愿fù chū付出què却xiǎng想zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成to not want to contribute yet still wish to reap rewardszuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的tài du态度an attitude of wanting to enjoy benefits without hard workduì yú对于zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的pī píng批评criticism of those who reap without sowingzhè zhǒng这种zuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的xíng wéi行为bù kě不可qǔ取this kind of behavior of reaping without sowing is not acceptablezuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的lì zi例子examples of reaping where one has not sownzuò xiǎng qí chéng坐享其成de的yòu huò诱惑the temptation to reap benefits without effort