Destroy the boat
The Chinese idiom Hu ǐ zh ō UW é iduॸin Pinyin means to change a boat into a rudder. Destroying big things for small ones is a metaphor for arbitrary misconduct. From Huainanzi shuolinxun.
The origin of Idioms
"Huainanzi shuolinxun" said: "the heart said, destroy Zhou Wei; heart desire, destroy Zhong Wei duo."
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym: to destroy a bell for a duo
Idiom usage
To act as an object or attributive
Destroy the boat
run the country well and give the people peace and security - zhì guó ān mín
to work shame-facedly with one 's enemies - miǎn yán shì chóu
have a noble revolutionary spirit and great enthusiasm - qì chōng xiāo hàn
the sun gave forth no more of its light - rì yuè wú guāng