偷鸡不着蚀把米的意思解释

偷鸡不着蚀把米[ tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ ]

⒈  以米诱鸡而偷之未成，反而赔了米。比喻图事不成，自己受到损害。

英go for wool and come home shorn; try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice;