more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil
more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil. As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à t ó uxi à ow à I, which means "tiger head and snake tail". It refers to doing things tight before and loose after. It's from officialdom.
The origin of Idioms
In the 33rd chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty, it is said: "this is a common practice in Chinese officialdom. It's not that the people who write books should be careful first and then brief. They have no beginning and no end."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: tiger head and snake tail antonym: beginning and end
Idiom usage
There is no ending. example you can't do anything big and small and make a fuss.
more moneys on exhibit and less moneys on counterfoil
check erroneous ideas at the outset - fáng méng dù jiàn
cut down annual expenditures in order to enrich the people - jié yòng yù mín