To cut through the bush
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is C ā of ù f á K ē, which means to hold an axe and cut down the handle. Metaphor can be used nearby. It comes from poem · CHENFENG · fake.
The origin of Idioms
It is said in poem · CHENFENG · fake: "fake is not far away from fake."
Idiom usage
As for ~, although it is not far away, it is hard to say good if you change with your hand. Lu Ji's Wen Fu in Jin Dynasty
To cut through the bush
do or think the same without prior consulation - bù qī ér tóng
cut one's feet the procrustean bed - xuē zú shì lǚ
reach for what is beyond one 's grasp - hào gāo wù yuǎn