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拆倒东边的墙,以修补西边的墙。比喻临时勉强应付。亦比喻临时救急,
《中国民歌资料 纳布鞋》:“拆东墙,补西墙,先要顾前方。”
拆东墙补西墙作谓语、宾语、定语;指穷于应付。
resort to a makeshift solution as tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall
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