To seize an opportunity to take something conveniently and often illicitly; to make off with something opportunistically, often referring to petty theft.
他趁大家不注意，顺手牵羊拿走了桌上的充电宝。
He conveniently made off with the power bank from the table when everyone wasn't paying attention.
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Under the leadership of Song Jiang, the heroes of Mount Liang defeated the Liao invasion and were then ordered to suppress the Tian Hu rebellion in Hebei.
During the suppression campaign, Tian Hu's general Ma Ling, who practiced sorcery, was defeated by Gongsun Sheng. Ma Ling fled like a bird, and even Dai Zong, with his magical speed, couldn't catch him.
Just then, the Flower Monk Lu Zhishen happened upon him. With a single strike of his monk's staff, he knocked Ma Ling down, and conveniently tied him up, handing him over to Dai Zong for custody.
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