顾此失彼 / 顧此失彼

gù​cǐ​shī​bǐ

overstretched

To attend to one thing while neglecting another; unable to manage multiple tasks or aspects simultaneously.

他同时处理好几个项目，结果顾此失彼，哪个也没做好。

idiom

created sense Mar 4, 2026, 02:25 AM