瓮中之鳖

wèng zhōng zhī biē shǒu dào qín lái

瓮中之鳖，手到擒来。

A turtle in a jar is certainly caught within the reach.

děng wǒ men fā jué zì jǐ yǐ chéng wèng zhōng zhī biē shí yǐ jīng tài wǎn le

等我们发觉自己已成瓮中之鳖时已经太晚了。

We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap.

tā men bǎ chí qiāng dǎi tú wéi kùn de xiàng wèng zhōng zhī biē

他们把持枪歹徒围困得像瓮中之鳖。

They bottled up the gunmen like turtles in a jar.