give somebody line enough

give somebody line enough

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù Q ǔ g ū y ǔ, which means that if you want to take something from him, you have to give him something first; it means to pay the price first to induce the other party to relax their vigilance, and then look for an opportunity to take it. From the thirty six chapters of Laozi.

Idiom explanation

Gu: for the time being; and: give.

The origin of Idioms

"Thirty six chapters of Lao Tzu:" if you want to seize it, you must consolidate it. "