make off with something 顺手牵羊
分类: 英语学习方法
“顺手牵羊”,汉语成语,字面意思是顺手把人家的羊牵走,比喻趁便随手拿人家的东西,偷窃。与英文习语“make off with something”意思相近,表示“to steal something”。
例句:
她顺手牵羊,拿走了那把新的尼龙伞。
She made off with the new nylon umbrella
他们安装了监控电视来对付那些顺手牵羊的人。
They installed a surveillance TV against those shoplifters.