hold down a job without doing a stroke of work

hold down a job without doing a stroke of work

The dead man's vegetarian meal is a Chinese idiom, and its pronunciation is sh ī w è is ù C ā n, which means to occupy a position without doing anything, having no talent, only knowing to eat a dry meal for nothing. It comes from the biography of Zhu Yun in the book of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Corpse position: vacant position, no duty; vegetarian meal: white meal. Empty position and do not work, eat for nothing.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Zhu Yun in the book of Han Dynasty, "today's ministers of the imperial court can't control the emperor, but they are all dead to benefit the people."

Idiom usage

I don't work for nothing.