First, grasp the braid.
Vernacular interpretation: metaphor grasps shortcomings as a handle.
Source: 1976 No.3: "I'm not afraid of your pigtails!" People's Literature, No.2, 1977: "People haven't got two thresholds yet, but it's quite handy to catch braids."
Dynasty: modern
Author: "People's Literature"
Second, pour cold water.
Interpretation of Vernacular Language: Metaphor frustrates others' enthusiasm and discourages others' enthusiasm.
Source: Zhang Juan Erhui 13: "But I also understand that this is no longer the time to pour cold water."
Dynasty: modern
Author: bear
Third, walk-on
Vernacular explanation: It originally refers to the role of holding the flag as a pawn in Chinese drama, and later refers to doing unimportant things under people's hands.
Source: "Walk-on": "Walk-on is like a role without a fixed task on the stage. In Shanghai, you usually don't report your name. Although every general or castellan appears in a play, he has to walk around the front desk several times, and he must be serious, don't say anything, don't laugh, act according to the rules, and then stand on both sides respectfully. "
Dynasty: modern
Author: Shen Congwen
Fourth, put down your schoolbag
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: People who are easy to quote classics and show off their knowledge are often called "Didi Shu".
Source: Biography of Southern Tang Dynasty and Peng Yu: "It is said that the book bag was dropped."
Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Author: Ma Ling
Generally speaking, it's pedantic.
Verb (short for verb) stealing.
Vernacular explanation: Metaphor refers to taking advantage of other people's weaknesses or using something as an excuse to blackmail.
Source: Back to "The Officialdom Appears" 17: "Brothers will be ripped off and knocked off. Is there any rip-off here? "
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Author: Li