劳民伤财原指国家大事处理不当因而大量浪费人力物力。现在常指做了多余的事造成浪费。例没有计划好就开工造成返工，劳民伤财，该谁负责？英harass the people and drain the treasury; waste money and manpower; make people work hard and waste money for nothing;[查看详情]

损兵折将大量丧失士兵并损折了将领。形容作战惨遭失败。例一败于定州再败于真定，损兵折将，连自成自己也带了箭伤。——郭沫若《甲申三百年祭》英suffer heavy casualties in battle; lose the army and its general;[查看详情]

事倍功半指费力多而收获少。英get half the result with twice the effort;[查看详情]

一事无成什么事情也没有做成。指无所建树毫无成就。英accomplied nothing;[查看详情]

杀鸡取卵为了得到鸡蛋而把母鸡杀了。比喻贪图眼前好处而损害长远利益。例请皇上勿再竭泽而渔杀鸡取卵，为小民留一线生机！英kill the hen to get the eggs;[查看详情]

鸡飞蛋打比喻什么也没得到落个两头都落空。赔了夫人又折兵。多指做事考虑不周造成坏的结果。英all is lost as the hen has flown away and the eggs in the coop are broken; come out emptyhanded;[查看详情]