act as circumstances dictate

act as circumstances dictate

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í NJ ī y ì ngbi à n, which means to deal with the situation flexibly. It comes from the biography of Guo Xiaoke in the old Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Opportunity, situation.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Guo Xiaoke in the old book of the Tang Dynasty, "Shichong is forced by the sun and the moon. He tries his best to be poor. Jiande came from afar to help abuse, but grain transportation was blocked. This was the time of heaven's death. If you want to strengthen the military stronghold and flood the troops, it is easy to be conquered

Idiom usage

As predicate and attributive. In the four areas, Li is not as good as his officials in dealing with the affairs of the common people, and he is not as good as Li in dealing with the masses. The 80th chapter of Eastern Zhou Dynasty annals by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty