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Sentence
They were diverting the city's budget and merely lining their pockets.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他们把市政府的预算挪用，光顾着捞好处。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
把市政府的預算挪用，他們只顧著吸取好處。
Korean Translation
시의 예산을 빼돌려 그들은 달콤한 이익만 챙겼다.
Indonesian Translation
Mereka menyelewengkan anggaran kota dan cuma menikmati keuntungannya.
Vietnamese Translation
Họ biển thủ ngân sách thành phố và chỉ biết hưởng lợi.
Tagalog Translation
Nilihis nila ang pondo ng lungsod, at puro benepisyo na lang ang kinukuha nila.
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They were diverting the city's budget and merely lining their pockets.
They were diverting the city's budget and merely lining their pockets.
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市の予算を横流しして、彼らはうまい汁を吸うばかりだった。
Related words
うまい汁を吸う
Hiragana
うまいしるをすう
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
不正や他人の努力に便乗して、自分だけが利益を得ることを表す慣用表現。 / 自分はほとんど苦労や負担を負わずに、うまい利益・特典だけを享受すること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんはあまりはたらかずに、ほかの人のおかげでらくにおかねなどをてにいれる
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
中饱私囊 / 不劳而获 / 从中捞油水
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
中飽私囊 / 從中牟利 / 不勞而獲
Korean Meaning
부당하게 이익을 취하다 / 노력 없이 이득을 보다 / 남의 힘으로 쉽게 이익을 챙기다
Indonesian
mengambil keuntungan secara tidak adil / memperkaya diri dengan cara curang / menikmati hasil tanpa usaha
Vietnamese Meaning
trục lợi, bỏ túi riêng / hưởng lợi mà không phải làm gì / vơ vét lợi lộc một cách bất chính
Tagalog Meaning
magkamal ng pera sa hindi tapat na paraan / kumita nang walang pinaghirapan / makinabang nang walang ambag
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