钻头觅缝
zuān​tóu​mì​fèng

to try every possible means

  • created sense approved 钻头觅缝/鑽頭覓縫 · zuān​tóu​mì​fèng · to try every possible means — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻头觅缝 / 鑽頭覓縫

    zuān​tóu​mì​fèng

    to try every possible means

    (idiom) to use every available opening; to go to great lengths to seek personal gain or a favorable position

    钻头 (literal) → 钻头/鑽頭 · zuàn​tou · drill bit 觅 (literal) → 觅/覓 · mì · to seek 缝 (literal) → 缝/縫 · fèng · crack

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

    created sense