go for wool and come back shorn

9求得反失弄巧成拙偷鸡不着蚀把米

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9求得反失弄巧成拙偷鸡不着蚀把米

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This is a English–Chinese dictionary entry.

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go for nothing go for nothing go forth go forth go for the gloves go for the gloves go forth into the night go forth into the night go for very little go for very little go forward

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