鑽天打洞
zuān​tiān​dǎ​dòng

to use every possible means

  • created sense approved 钻天打洞/鑽天打洞 · zuān​tiān​dǎ​dòng · to use every possible means — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻天打洞 / 鑽天打洞

    zuān​tiān​dǎ​dòng

    to use every possible means

    (idiom) to go to any length or use every possible means to achieve a personal goal; to seize every opportunity to secure gain

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to curry favor 天 (literal) → 天 · tiān · extreme 打洞 (literal) → 打洞 · dǎ​dòng · to dig a hole

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    created sense