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Home / Idiom / 不敢越雷池一步

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

不敢越雷池一步
bù gǎn yuè léi chí yī bù
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to mark time (military) · to make no headway原地踏步yuán dì tà bùstuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas · stagnating and conservative故步自封gù bù zì fēngtimid and overcautious · meticulous to a fault · cautious and meticulous · timorous and punctilious · prissy · overcautious谨小慎微jǐn xiǎo shèn wēitimid; cowardly; chicken-hearted怯懦qiè nuò
Antonyms
bold and decisive大刀阔斧dà dāo kuò fǔat a stride · taking large steps (while walking)大步流星dà bù liú xīng
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