谈何容易旧时大臣向君主陈述政见言辞浅了说不透，言辞深了又不中听实非易事。今借称凡事办起来不如想象的那样简单。英be easier said than done; by no means easy;[查看详情]

一笔抹煞比喻轻率地把优点、成绩等全都否定。英totally negate; cut to the bone; reject offhand;[查看详情]

一笔勾销原义是指把帐目上的数字一笔抹去现在常用来比喻把一切完全取消或者比喻再也不提往事。英write off at one stroke;[查看详情]

精雕细刻精心雕琢细致刻画。比喻严谨的创作风格和刻意追求完美的精神。英work at sth.with great care;[查看详情]

千锤百炼比喻经受多次的艰苦斗争的锻炼、考验。例千锤百炼出深出。——于谦《石灰吟》英hammered;比喻对作品反复推敲精心修改。例诗家好作奇句警语必千锤百炼而后能成。——清赵翼《瓯北诗话》英be highly finished;[查看详情]

咬文嚼字指过分地斟酌字句。用于讽刺那些专门死抠字眼而不去领会精神实质的人。也讽刺那些讲话时爱卖弄自己学识的人。英literarism; chop logic; pay excessive attention to wording;[查看详情]