The field is wide after pulling radish

The field is wide after pulling radish

It refers to removing the things that hinder the eyes for the sake of convenience. It's also a metaphor for crowding out others in order to expand territory.

Idiom explanation

Paraphrase refers to the removal of things that hinder the eyes for the sake of convenience. It's also a metaphor for crowding out others in order to expand territory.

Idioms and allusions

It's the source. I'll give it to him, so he won't run like a rabbit here. (Chapter 51 of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua by Xiaosheng, Lanling, Ming Dynasty) Slang: pull out the radish and bring out the mud.

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as an object or a clause