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to get there in one step (idiom); easily done · success at a stroke · to get results overnight

一蹴而就
yī cù ér jiù
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to get there in one step (idiom) · fig. easily done一蹴即至yī cù jí zhìsuccess at one go · to succeed at the first attempt一举成功yī jǔ chéng gōnglit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) · fig. easily solved迎刃而解yíng rèn ér jiěeasy; straightforward · likely; liable to; apt to容易róng yì(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip不假思索bù jiǎ sī suǒ
Antonyms
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere一事无成yī shì wú chéngone stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse · ruined at a stroke · unable to recover after a minor hitch一蹶不振yī jué bù zhèn
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