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Home / Idiom / 草草了事

to rush through the work · to get through a thing carelessly

草草了事
cǎo cǎo liǎo shì
c+ǎo·3rd tonec+ǎo·3rd tonel+iǎo·3rd tonesh+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted · half-baked草草收兵cǎo cǎo shōu bīng(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shìto work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted · half-baked草率收兵cǎo shuài shōu bīng
Antonyms
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules · meticulous · not one hair out of place一丝不苟yī sī bù gǒu(idiom) conscientious · assiduous兢兢业业jīng jīng yè yè
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