下坡溜

xiàpōliū ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄆㄛ ㄌㄧㄡ

    • to go along with events
    • to take the easy way out

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
slide down the slope
Meaning
A variant spelling of 顺坡溜, meaning to go along with a situation, or take the easy way out by following the drift of events.

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