play petty tricks on the sly

play petty tricks on the sly

Rat steal dog steal, refers to the thief small touch, like a mouse to steal a small amount, like a dog to steal oil drilling.

Entry information

Idiom: rat steal dog steal

Pinyin: SH ǔ Qi è g ǒ UD à o

Explanation: it's like rats stealing a little, like dogs stealing oil. A thief's touch.

Usage: combined; attributive; derogatory.

Synonyms: Jiming goulei, liangshangjunzi

Antonym: a gentleman

Stories of ancient books

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, peasants all over the country revolted one after another. However, Zhao Gao, the prime minister, accused the messengers of fabricating rumors and putting them in prison. Hu Hai, the second emperor of the Qin Dynasty, asked about the peasant uprising, but Shu Suntong said that it was just a burglar. There was no need to panic. The second promoted him to a higher rank. However, the Qin Dynasty was soon overthrown by the peasant uprising.

Liu Jingshu's biography of sun Tong in historical records: this special group of thieves, the rat and the dog, can't be placed between their teeth.

In the past few years, those who have not been bothered by rats and dogs have all been my watchers. ——Qingchengzi of Qing Dynasty: a sequel to Zhiyi

Tang Yulin, political affairs, written by Wang Dang of Song Dynasty: it is the rebellion of the minister, not the theft of rats and dogs.

The second discount of Ming Wu Ming's "Nao Tong Tai": I want to be loyal to the country to repay the king's kindness, not to steal the spirit.

Biography of Chen Zi'ang in the new book of the Tang Dynasty: how can your majesty stop Tang Dynasty when he steals dogs and rats, enters the suburbs of Shaanxi in the west, breaks the tiger prison in the East and takes a grain from aocang?