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瓮中捉鳖wèng zhōng zhuō biēcatch a turtle in a jar—go after an easy prey; a sure catch
❍ 待父亲来时，～，一鼓扫清宋兵。(《水浒全传》1058) …and when you come you’ll mop up the rest as easily as catching turtles in a jug!/石玉亭昂首挺立在船头，凝神疾思：“越是在斗争顺利的形势下，越是要沉着冷静。此时虽是‘～’，但如果骄傲轻敌，‘鳖’ 也是会咬人的……”(周肖《霞岛》302) Standing at the prow,Shi thought，“We need to keep our heads even when the situation is in our favour. We’ve set off to‘catch the turtles in a jar’，but we’ll be bitten ourselves if we’re complacent and careless. ”/怎么想，也觉得是个～的事。(冯志《敌后武工队》 108) His feeling was that no matter how the enemy manoeuvred,he was sure to end up like a turtle in a jar. 瓮中捉鳖weng zhong zhuo biecatch a turtle in jar—go after an easy prey 瓮中捉鳖catch a turtle in a jar—go after an easy prey;be sure of success;be a walkover 瓮中捉鳖wènɡ zhōnɡ zhuō biē比喻要捕捉的对象就在自己掌握之中。形容对事情非常有把握。go after an easy prey, catch a turtle in a jar, a sure catch |