What does it mean to ride an ox to find a horse?

Riding an ox to find a horse is a metaphor for finding a more satisfactory job while occupying a position. As an idiom, it can be expressed by riding an ox to find an ox.

Keywords: riding an ox to find a scalper

The original metaphor is to find a more satisfactory job while occupying a position. Now Dobby's metaphor is here, and I'm still looking for it everywhere. It's the same as "riding a donkey to find a donkey"

[Allusions] Songshi Daoyuan's "Jingde Dengchuan Ji Daan Zen Master in Fuzhou": "Hundred feet said:' If you ride an ox, you will find an ox.' "

Baizhang said, now it's like riding a cow, looking for a better cow.

[Synonym] Ride a donkey to find a donkey, and ride a horse to find a horse.

Ordinary degree

[emotional color] commendatory term

[Grammatical Usage] Used as a predicate, attribute or clause; Used of people.

[Idiom structure] Combination form

[Date of birth] Ancient times

Synonym: riding a donkey to find a donkey

[Idiom explanation] Ride a donkey to find a donkey. The original metaphor is to find a more satisfactory job while occupying a position. Now Dobby's metaphor is here, and I'm still looking for it everywhere.

[Source of allusions] Huang Songting-zhang's poem "Send Huanglong to clear the labor": Riding a donkey to find a donkey is ridiculous.

Riding a donkey to find one is ridiculous.

[Synonym] Ride a horse to find a horse, ride an ox to find an ox.

[useful] useful

[emotional color] commendatory term

[Grammatical Usage] Used as a predicate, attribute or clause; Used of people.

[Idiom structure] Serial form

[Date of birth] Ancient times