give somebody line enough
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù Q ǔ g ū y ǔ, which means that if you want to take something from him, you have to give him something first; it means to pay the price first to induce the other party to relax their vigilance, and then look for an opportunity to take it. From the thirty six chapters of Laozi.
Idiom explanation
Gu: for the time being; and: give.
The origin of Idioms
"Thirty six chapters of Lao Tzu:" if you want to seize it, you must consolidate it. "
give somebody line enough
excellent singing or polished writing - yù rùn zhū yuán
The people are harmed by justice - cán mín hài lǐ
turn a piece of poor writing into a literary gem - diǎn tiě chéng jīn
A man without faith does not know what he can do - rén ér wú xìn,bù zhī qí kě