不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
-
1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
-
2 to fire from the hip
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
-
1 to mull over (idiom)
-
2 to think long and hard
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
-
1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
-
2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
-
3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
-
1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
-
2 tied down by family obligations
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
-
1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
-
2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
-
3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
-
1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
-
1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
-
1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
-
1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
-
2 to nitpick
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
-
1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟，无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
-
1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
-
2 no clue where to start
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
-
1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
-
1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
鸟不拉屎，鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
-
1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
-
2 fig. god-forsaken
-
3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋，狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
-
1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
-
2 fig. god-forsaken
-
3 remote and desolate