互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
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1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
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2 passing the buck to and fro
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3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
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1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
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1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
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2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
拿得起放得下
ná de qǐ fàng de xià
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1 lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
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2 fig. to take what comes
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3 to meet gains or losses with equanimity
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
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1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
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1 (idiom) to rudely push and pull others
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2 (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
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1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
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2 to trust completely
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3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
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1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
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2 to encourage sth to get bigger
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3 to add fuel to the fire
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
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1 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
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1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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2 to go beyond old ideas
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3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
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1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
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1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
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2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like
沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn
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1 to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)
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2 to rehearse a planned action or activity
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3 to conduct a dry run
狗拿耗子
gǒu ná hào zi
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1 lit. a dog who catches mice
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2 to be meddlesome (idiom)
长江后浪推前浪
Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng
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1 lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
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2 fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
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3 each new generation excels the previous
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4 (of things) to be constantly evolving