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Catch a mouse by horse

Time: 2022-01-31 02:56:21 Author: ChinaWiki.net

Catch a mouse by horse

Catch a mouse, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ Zhu ōǎ L ǎ OSH ǔ, meaning is generally used to refer to blind and busy, not their own good things have to do, do also do not do well, more used to describe people not engaged in business. It's from liuqingrizha, catching mice by horse.

Analysis of Idioms

Dog takes mouse

The origin of Idioms

"The dialect of" catching a mouse by horse "is used to satirize people who are rude and can't get things done

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning; refers to not doing proper work. Catching mice by horse and catching mice by dog are both unprofessional.

Catch a mouse by horse


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