make excuses and put obstacles in the way
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ī s ā NZ ǔ s ì, which means to find all kinds of excuses. It's from "fighting for wisdom across the river.".
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Wumingshi's the first discount of fighting wisdom across the river: "now I don't push three or four, let my brother do it on his own."
Idiom usage
Make a predicate; make excuses. I mean to do this, but you have to push back, so I have no face to go on. The 89th chapter of Wu Jianren's twenty years of witnessing the strange situation in Qing Dynasty. What's the matter? It's a matter of pushing and blocking. " The first chapter of Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of the scholars in the Qing Dynasty: how to get here without seeing you for a cup of tea, but refusing to see you! Chapter 27 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: however, Lord Xu is the least daring and never meddles in his own business. He even has to put off his old master's business, not to mention being a fellow countryman.
make excuses and put obstacles in the way
failure to put things away properly is inviting theft - màn cáng huì dào
regard a hazardous location as level ground -- no fear of danger and difficulties - shì xiǎn ruò yí
A toad wants to eat a swan - lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
to its original shape and appearance - zhěng jiù rú xīn