词汇 "he that steals an egg will steal an ox" 在中文的含义

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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/
"he that steals an egg will steal an ox" picture

成语

小时偷针,大时偷金

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

示例:
You should punish him for taking that candy without asking; remember, he that steals an egg will steal an ox.
你应该因为他没问就拿糖果而惩罚他;记住,小时偷针,大时偷金
The manager fired the clerk for petty theft, believing that he that steals an egg will steal an ox.
经理因小偷小摸解雇了店员,因为他相信小时偷针,大时偷金