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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
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
Sense（1）
to line one's pockets; to reap without sowing
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うまい汁を吸う
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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。
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