“肥水不流外人田”的意思是“好处不能让给外人”。表示这个意思还有“肥水不落外人田” “肥水不流别人田” “肥水不浇别人田” “肥水不流外人家”等说法。但一般不说“肥水不留外人田”。流，是未到别人田地，（肥水）流到了别人田里。留，为已到过别人田地，（肥水）留在别人地里。
流传最广的说法为“四水归堂”或“肥水不流外人田”。
Spread the most widely known as the "four water to Church" or "fertilizer does not flow outsiders field.
俺们必须同心协力重建金融系统并恢复信用，为的是肥水不流外人田。
We have to agree on common approaches to recapitalising financial systems and restoring credit, in order to prevent costly spillovers on to one another.
当选民们得知他们一直在为议员的所有开支买单——从购置鸭舍到肥水不流外人田的纳税咨询费时，他们会要求什么样的报偿？
What retribution will voters exact after finding out that they have been footing MPs' bills for everything from duck islands to tax advice?
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