放牛吃草
fàng​niú​chī​cǎo

to let people do as they please

  • created sense approved 放牛吃草 · fàng​niú​chī​cǎo · to let people do as they please — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放牛吃草

    fàng​niú​chī​cǎo

    to let people do as they please

    to let cattle out to graze; used to describe giving someone freedom or leaving them unsupervised to do as they wish

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to graze 牛 (literal) → 牛 · niú · ox 吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 草 (literal) → 草 · cǎo · grass

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