詞彙 "he that steals an egg will steal an ox" 在中文的含義

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he that steals an egg will steal an ox

US /hi ðæt stilz æn ɛɡ wɪl stil æn ɑks/
UK /hi ðæt stiːlz ən ɛɡ wɪl stiːl ən ɒks/
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成語

小時偷針,大時偷金

a person who commits a small crime or dishonest act will eventually commit much larger and more serious ones

範例:
You should punish him for taking that candy without asking; remember, he that steals an egg will steal an ox.
你應該因為他沒問就拿糖果而懲罰他;記住,小時偷針,大時偷金
The manager fired the clerk for petty theft, believing that he that steals an egg will steal an ox.
經理因小偷小摸解雇了店員,因為他相信小時偷針,大時偷金