守株缘木

[ shǒu zhū yuán mù ]

[abbreviation of two idioms:wait for gains as one who stands by a tree stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves and do the impossible as one who climbs a tree to catch fish] 守株待兔、缘木求鱼的略语,比喻不根据实际情况而去做根本不可能做到的事。