操之过急 [- zhī ɡuò jí]act with undue haste; act precipitately [impulsively]; advance too quickly; be overhasty; be too eager for success; be too hasty; count one's chickens before they are hatched; go off at half cook [cooked]:
•¶ 一个指挥员不要因为局部利益操之过急。 A commander mustn't get too anxious for the sake of some partial advantage.