overlook sb . 's shortcomings and make much of his merits

overlook sb . 's shortcomings and make much of his merits

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ě Du ǎ NQ ǔ ch á ng, which means not to care about others' shortcomings, to take their strengths and to be employed. It comes from the history of Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: give up the short and follow the long, give up the short and record the long

Idiom usage

It refers to abandoning shortcomings and absorbing advantages

Examples

In his reign, the honest side was self-defense, and all his friends were willing to sacrifice their weaknesses and learn from their strong points, so as to make a man of beauty. Biography of Li Du in the book of the later Han Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

"If you can practice the six arts, and look at the words of the nine schools, you can learn from the ten thousand methods."