細水長流xì shuǐ cháng liú?do sth bit by bit continuously; go about sth little by little without let up
?economize so as to make resources go a long way; economize to avoid running short; make the reserves last a long time by being frugal
? 楊森老人回到家里，把賣掉皮襖得來的錢，小心地存起來，～地接濟若飛同志。(楊植霖《王若飛在獄中》96) When Old Yang returned home,he sold the sheepskin overcoat and carefully put the money aside for Wang’s long-term expenses. 細水長流?plan for the long term to avoid running short
?go about sth little by little without letting-up;work persistently 細水長流xì shuǐ chánɡ liú比喻做事一點一滴，堅持不懈。也比喻節(jié)約使用財物或人力，使經(jīng)常不缺。economize to avoid running short, make a little money go a long way |