和稀泥
分类: 英语学习方法
当遇到争端时,有人能始终坚守原则,但有人却恰恰相反,不想得罪任何人,能和稀泥就和稀泥。
“和稀泥”,字面意思是“mix the water into the mud”,实际指“无原则地调和折中(try to mediate differences at the sacrifice of principle)”,常用来比喻“做事谁也不得罪(give offence to no one)”,带有贬义。
例句:
这是原则问题,我们绝不可和稀泥。
We can't try and patch things up on a matter of principle.