掐尖子
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to suppress the most outstanding people
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to hold back the high-flyers
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Saying俗语俗語
Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now
- Literally
- pinch off the tips
- Meaning
- Originally, pruning shoots; figuratively, suppressing the leading or most outstanding people.
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