平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚
píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng, lín​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

last-minute effort

  • created sense approved 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚/平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 · píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng, lín​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo · last-minute effort

    平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 / 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳

    píng​shí​bù​shāo​xiāng, lín​shí​bào​fó​jiǎo

    last-minute effort

    To neglect preparation until the last moment and then act in panic or seek help desperately; literally, to never burn incense when all is well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis.

    面对明天的考试，他现在才开始看书，真是平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚。

    created sense