拿了鸡毛当令箭
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to treat a superior's casual remark as an official order and boss others about
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- take a chicken feather for a command arrow
- Meaning
- To treat a casual remark from a superior as an official order and use it to boss others around. Critical.
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