move one's boat to get ashore
move one's boat to get ashore
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y í Chu á NJI ù n, means to change the original idea, take advantage of the situation to do something, also means to come without inviting. From a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 91 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: "if Xue Tadao has a heart of regret, he will naturally move the boat to the shore."
Idiom usage
Chapter 50 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: as long as the consul is afraid, he can still be expected to move the ship to shore
move one's boat to get ashore
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