谁也不想祸起萧墙，自挖墙脚。

Nobody wants to damage the walls or split the house.

不情愿的配偶会让‘挖墙脚’行动以失败告终。

A reluctant life partner can torpedo a move.

但如今经济不景气，员工安分守己许多，公司挖墙脚也更难。

But economic uncertainty makes workers more inclined to stay put, and firms that want to hire find it harder to entice people to move.

新生公司一般都是到已有公司那里抢用户挖墙脚，老公司不会令其轻易得逞。

New companies typically get their customers from existing companies, and those companies aren't letting go easily.