顺手牵羊 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to lead away a goat while passing by
• fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off

Character by character

• 顺shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with
• 手shǒuhand
• 牵qiānto drag, to pull, to lead by the hand
• 羊yángsheep, goat

Idioms sharing a character

• 一帆风顺 yī fān fēng shùn
• 一路顺风 yī lù shùn fēng
• 千依百顺 qiān yī bǎi shùn
• 应天顺时 yìng tiān shùn shí
• 节哀顺变 jié āi shùn biàn
• 耳顺之年 ěr shùn zhī nián
• 逆来顺受 nì lái shùn shòu
• 顺其自然 shùn qí zì rán
• 顺风顺水 shùn fēng shùn shuǐ
• 风调雨顺 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn

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