守株缘木

[shǒu zhū yuán mù]

[释义]
» [abbreviation of two idioms:wait for gains as one who stands by a tree stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves and do the impossible as one who climbs a tree to catch fish] 守株待兔、缘木求鱼的略语,比喻不根据实际情况而去做根本不可能做到的事
» 乃区区循大道以求之,不几于守株椽木乎?--马中锡《中山狼传》

[英文]
Guard edge wood