释义 |
差之毫厘,谬以千里 | chā zhī háo lí, miù yǐ qiān lǐ | To miss the mark by an inch is to miss it by thousand li (mile). (literal) • A miss is as good as a mile. • There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. • Take a farthing from a thousand pounds, it will be a thousand pounds no longer. • A little too late is much too late. [反义] 恰到好处 To a turn. [源] 汉书:“失之毫厘,差以千里。” |