steal what is entrusted to one 's care

steal what is entrusted to one 's care

The Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh ǔ sh ǒ uz ì D à o, which means to steal the property in the official care. From the annals of criminal law of the Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, attribute; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

Close synonym: keep watch and steal

The origin of Idioms

In the annals of criminal law of the Han Dynasty, "guarding the property of county officials means stealing it. Those who have been ordered to punish again will abandon the market. " Yan shigu's note: "it's the so-called self-defense in modern law."

Idiom explanation

To steal property in the official care of oneself.