Quick knife to cut the mess

Quick knife to cut the mess

It means to be resolute and take resolute and effective measures to solve complicated problems quickly. It's the same as "cutting the mess quickly".

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Qian Zhongshu's "Besieged City" 3: "he just waited for the opportunity to declare to her that he didn't love her, and he hated that he was too soft hearted and didn't have the courage to cut the mess quickly."

Discrimination of words

Antonym: drag mud and water usage: as attribute and object; metaphor: grasp the key to solve the problem