To pull up seedlings to help them grow; to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm.
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foolishness
- A man from Zheng trying to buy shoes; adhering rigidly to rules or dogma without regard for practical considerations.
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- To cover one's ears while stealing a bell; to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand.
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- To wait by a tree stump for a rabbit; to wait for windfalls; to trust to chance rather than effort.
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