贪小失大
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 21:56:09
出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第186页（336字）
因贪图小利而遭受重大损失，例若为了贪图眼前的利益而不择手段，一旦事情败露，往往名誉扫地而永无翻身之日，如此贪小失大，实在不值得!
You know，if the unscrupulous means you used for immediate gain were to be known，you would lose all credibility and be lost for ever，I really do not think you should be tempted by small gains and thereby suffer big losses．