Draw the rope and spread the cloth
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ NSH é ngq í B ù, which means to describe vertical and horizontal neat. It comes from the epitaph of Teng cemetery.
Idiom explanation
Describe the vertical and horizontal neat.
The origin of Idioms
Su Shi of Song Dynasty wrote in the epitaph of Teng cemetery, the scholar of Gu LongTuge: "the roads and alleys of lushe are scattered everywhere."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial; used in writing
Draw the rope and spread the cloth
breaking an oath almost before it is made - kǒu xuè wèi gān
guessed what was happening but did not know what was really taking place - zhuō mō bù dìng
The ship arrived late to mend the leak - chuán dào jiāng xīn bǔ lòu chí
We are anxious about gain and loss - guǐ dé guǐ shī