擒纵捉住与释放。喻事之严宽缓急。[查看详情]

虎落平阳比喻有势者失势或英雄落泊。参见：虎落平原被犬欺。[查看详情]

关门打狗比喻有准备地打击对方使之无法逃避。例我们诱敌深入等他们进了我们的包围圈，就来个关门打狗。英bolt the door and beat the dog—block the enemy's retreat and then destroy him;[查看详情]

翦草除根比喻彻底清除不留后患。[查看详情]

剪草除根锄草要除掉根端比喻除恶务尽不能姑息遗患。英mow the grass and pull out the roots; cut the weeds and dig up the roots; destroy evil,leaving no chance of its revival;[查看详情]

斩草除根比喻铲除祸根以免留下后患。英cut the weeds and dig up the roots—destroy root and branch;[查看详情]

欲擒故纵故意先放松对方一步以便更好地控制住。英go sb.line enough; leave sb.at large the better to apprehend him;[查看详情]

斩尽杀绝全部杀尽。[查看详情]

除恶务尽驱除邪恶务求彻底干净。例唐以屡赦而成藩镇之祸蔓草难图，除恶务尽。——《野叟曝言》七一回。英evil must be completely eradicated; Evils must be pulled up by the roots.One must be thorough in exterminating an evil;[查看详情]