犬骨折って鷹にとられる
Reading
いぬほねおってたかにとられる
English
Do all the work and have someone else take the credit
Notes
Like a dog犬 breaking折 its bones骨 (putting in a lot of effort) to catch something, only to have a hawk鷹 swoop down and steal it
Origin
江戸
proverbsKotoKen 3