穷寇莫追见“穷寇勿迫”。[查看详情]

养虎遗患养着老虎留下祸患。比喻纵容坏人给自己留下后患。例楚兵罢食尽此天亡楚之时也，不如因其饥而逐取之。今释弗击此所谓“养虎自遗患”也。——《史记项羽本纪》英Rear a tiger is to court calamity; Cherish a snake in one's bosom;[查看详情]

放虎归山比喻放走敌人自留祸根。例倘他逃走了去岂不是放虎归山？——清钱彩《说岳全传》英let the tiger return to the mountains — cause calamity for the future;[查看详情]

纵虎归山将老虎放回山中。比喻放走敌人留下祸根。英let the tiger return to the mountain; cause calamity for the future;[查看详情]

为虺弗摧春秋时吴王夫差胜越将许越和，申胥以为不可谏曰：“为虺弗摧，为蛇将若何？”见《国语吴语》。虺，小蛇。言小蛇不打死，长大后即不可制。比喻弱敌不除，必贻后患。[查看详情]

姑息养奸纵容奸宄而酿成大恶；过分宽容就会助长坏人坏事。英to tolerate evil is to abet it; coddling wrong only helps the devil.;[查看详情]