一手包揽
yī​shǒu​bāo​lǎn

monopolize the whole thing

  • created sense approved 一手包揽/一手包攬 · yī​shǒu​bāo​lǎn · monopolize the whole thing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一手包揽 / 一手包攬

    yī​shǒu​bāo​lǎn

    monopolize the whole thing

    to take everything on oneself; to undertake a task single-handedly without involving others

    一手 (literal) → 一手 · yī​shǒu · single-handedly 包揽 (literal) → 包揽/包攬 · bāo​lǎn · to take on everything

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense