劳民伤财原指国家大事处理不当因而大量浪费人力物力。现在常指做了多余的事造成浪费。例没有计划好就开工造成返工，劳民伤财，该谁负责？英harass the people and drain the treasury; waste money and manpower; make people work hard and waste money for nothing;[查看详情]

舍近求远形容做事走弯路或追求不切实际的东西。也说“舍近谋远”例这种东西本地就出产无需舍近求远到外地去订购。英seek far and wide for what lies close at hand; be careless for the present and scheme for the future;[查看详情]

得不偿失得到的抵不上付去的。例企图开垦一块得不偿失的坡地。英submarginal; the loss outweighs the gain; gain does not equal to loss; gains cannot make up for losses;[查看详情]

力倍功半犹事倍功半。形容费力大收效小。[查看详情]

冷灰爆豆在冷灰中爆豆。比喻方法不对白费力气。或比喻事情凭空突然发生。亦作“冷锅中豆爆”。[查看详情]

事倍功半指费力多而收获少。英get half the result with twice the effort;[查看详情]

剜肉补疮剜出肉来疗补疮疡。比喻顾此失彼或只图一时之急缺乏长远打算。例必从其说则势无从出，不过剜肉补疮以欺天罔人，不惟无益而或反以为害。——宋朱熹《乞蠲减星子县税钱第二状》英cut out a piece of one’s flesh to cure a boil;[查看详情]