get rid of the stale and take in the fresh

get rid of the stale and take in the fresh

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n à x ī NT ǔ g ù, which means that when people breathe, they exhale turbid air and inhale fresh air. Now it is often used to refer to discarding the old and the bad, absorbing the new and the good. It comes from Zhuangzi deliberately.

Idiom explanation

Originally refers to the person breathing, spit out the turbid air, inhale fresh air. Now it is often used to refer to discarding the old and the bad, absorbing the new and the good.

The origin of Idioms

"Chuang Tzu deliberately" said: "blowing the breath, spit out the old and accept the new."

Idiom usage

It's a combination. It's a predicate and an object

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