放长线，钓大鱼

放长线，钓大鱼

Literally means:

cast a long line to catch a big fish

Actually means:

adopt a longterm vision to achieve a bigger goal

It literally means throwing a long line to catch a big fish.

Figuratively it means adopting long-term plan,making great efforts and investing a large sum of money for a better return in the future. It is often used to advise people to look farther into the future instead of seeing only the current benefit.

把钓鱼竿上的线放得长长的，这样才能钓着大鱼。

比喻做长远打算，花大力气，下大本钱，将来可以得到更大的好处。多用来建议把眼光放长远一点，不要只看到眼前的利益。