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- to come to a decision
- to fix on (a date etc)
- to determine
- to finalize
- to nail down (a deal etc)
Trad. 敲開
- to get sth open by tapping or striking it
- (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~
- to gain access to ~
Trad. 敲邊鼓
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
Trad. 敲門磚
- lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
- to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
Trad. 敲打鑼鼓
- lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb
- a provocation
- to make a continual banging sound
- (fig.) to provoke with words
Trad. 敲鑼邊兒
- to strike the edge of the gong
- (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
Trad. 旁敲側擊
- to make insinuations
- to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
- to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work