翻箱倒柜

nà xiē tè wu chōng jìn tā de fáng jiān fān xiāng dǎo guì dì sōu chá dàn méi yǒu fā xiàn rèn hé kě yí de dōng xi

那些特务冲进他的房间翻箱倒柜地搜查，但没有发现任何可疑的东西。

The special agents broke into his room and rummaged through chests and cupboards but couldn't find anything suspicious.

tā zài chē kù fān xiāng dǎo guì de zhǎo dōng xi

他在车库翻箱倒柜地找东西。

He rummaged through the garage for something.

wèi le fáng zhǐ xiǎo tōu dào jiā li lái fān xiāng dǎo guì qiè qǔ cái wù wǒ men dōu huì jiāng xiāng zi yòng shéng zi bǎng jǐn shàng suǒ

为了防止小偷到家里来翻箱倒柜，窃取财物，我们都会将箱子用绳子绑紧，上锁。

To prevent from the thief ransacking our houses and stealing our wealth, we used to bind the casket tightly, install iron bar.