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Meaning of 寅吃卯粮

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yín chī mǎo liáng (Trad.: 寅吃卯糧)
lit. eating away next year's food in advance; fig. to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later
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"We are eating our seed corn," the professor laments.
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But a bailout harms the citizens of these other countries, who did not live beyond their means.
3
It (the US) lives beyond its means, taxing the global economy with its problems and living like a parasite off the global economy and the monopoly of the dollar.
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Live on little, don' t get into debt, save all you can, and invest it in mutual funds. Watch your money grow.
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European soccer's governing body, UEFA, ratified a plan this month to stop clubs from buying 'success on credit' and amassing huge debts.