踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫
tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

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1 踏破铁鞋无觅处 tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù
  1. (xiehouyu) One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.
  2. One will search high and low only to find it when one least expects to.
2 得来 délái to come by; to obtain through some means
3 全 quán
  1. all
  2. whole
  3. entire
  4. every
  5. complete
4 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
5 费工夫 fèigōngfu
  1. to spend a great deal of time and effort
  2. (of a task) demanding
  3. exacting