get rich build up a family fortune suddenly become rich a rich crop worthwhile, be a good deal worth it, getting money’s worth gain two ends at once, kill two birds with one stone hit two vultures with one arrow 达到~的效果 The achieved result was like killing two birds with one stone. 巨大~ a huge loss || 遭受/受到~ suffer a huge loss || 经济~ an economic loss run off, be washed away deficiency, drawback make good a loss, compensate sustain losses in business loss, deficit suffer losses be fooled, be cheated take the bait fall in sb’s trap deceived, fooled miscalculate, misjudge the loss outweighs the gain reach for a yard after getting an inch kill the hen to get the eggs attend trifles and neglect essentials seek from afar what lies close at hand penny wise, pound foolish