惜指失掌比喻顾小失大。例佃夫指衣出户曰：“惜指失掌邪？”遂讽有词以公事弹恢。——《南史阮佃夫传》英save a finger and lose the whole hand;[查看详情]

贪小失大贪求小利而失却大利。英convet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses;[查看详情]

劳民伤财原指国家大事处理不当因而大量浪费人力物力。现在常指做了多余的事造成浪费。例没有计划好就开工造成返工，劳民伤财，该谁负责？英harass the people and drain the treasury; waste money and manpower; make people work hard and waste money for nothing;[查看详情]

因噎废食因吃饭噎住而索性不吃引申为怕出麻烦而不敢去做。例若是后人 问来由一律的奉以为法岂不是因噎废食了么？——清吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》英cut off one's nose to spite one's face; stop eating for fear of choking;[查看详情]

杀鸡取卵为了得到鸡蛋而把母鸡杀了。比喻贪图眼前好处而损害长远利益。例请皇上勿再竭泽而渔杀鸡取卵，为小民留一线生机！英kill the hen to get the eggs;[查看详情]

得不酬失见“得不偿失”。[查看详情]

削足适履为了将大脚塞进小鞋而把脚削小。喻指不根据实际情况而盲目套用。例譬犹削足而适履杀头而便冠。——《淮南子说林训》英cut the feet to fit the shoes; act in a procrustean manner;[查看详情]

得不偿失得到的抵不上付去的。例企图开垦一块得不偿失的坡地。英submarginal; the loss outweighs the gain; gain does not equal to loss; gains cannot make up for losses;[查看详情]

打草惊蛇原指惩罚了别人也警戒了自己。后喻指作事不密致使人有所戒备。例空自去打草惊蛇倒吃他做了手脚，却是不好。——《水浒传》英beat the grass and frighten away the snake; (fig) act rashly and alert the enemy;[查看详情]

舍本逐末指做事舍弃根本的部分却过多地追求细枝末节形容轻重倒置。也说“舍本求末”例如果作者本没有什么新颖独创之见却勉强去雕砌一些警句、格言之类来等着读者喝采那是舍本逐末的作法。——《义论、考据和辞章》英attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials; be penn[查看详情]