楚王出游时遗失了弓箭,却不叫侍从去寻找,因为楚王认为他虽然在楚国丢了弓箭,但仍会由楚国人得到,并不算损失。见《孔子家语・卷二・好生》。后以楚弓楚得比喻利益不流失外溢。
英语 one loses a thing which people at his side pick up