占着茅坑不拉屎

zhànzhemáokēngbùlāshǐ

sit on the (toilet) seat but not shit—hold on to a post without doing any work and not let anyone else take over; be a dog in the manger

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zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

dog in the manger

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占着茅坑不拉屎

zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

be a dog in the manger; neither shit nor get off the pot -- hold on to a post without doing any work and not let anyone else take over; hold on to one's post, while doing nothing

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占著茅坑不拉屎|占着茅坑不拉屎 [zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ] ► lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb) ► fig. to be a dog in the manger