高下在心gāo xià zài xīntake appropriate measures according to the circumstances; hold power in one’s hand and can handle things with facility
? 諺曰：“～，川澤納汙，山藪藏疾，瑾瑜匿瑕?！?《左傳·宣十五年》615) There are the common sayings，“The mind must determine how high or how low it can go; the rivers and mores receive (much) filth; the hills and thickets hide noxious things;the finest gems have flaws.” 高下在心ɡāo xià zài xīn高下：比喻屈和伸。原指處理當(dāng)時(shí)的情況，采用適當(dāng)?shù)姆椒ā，F(xiàn)多指隨心所欲地處理一切重大問題。do as one pleases, take appropriate measures according to the circumstances |