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推三推四

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不应该推三推四
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不要推三推四
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总是推三推四(的)
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遇事推三推四

Definition

推三推四

Literally means:

push three push four

Actually means:

decline with all sorts of excuses; give the runaround

It metaphorically means declining with all sorts of excuses. Derogatory.

比喻用各种借口推辞或拒绝。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as object or predicate. (作宾语、谓语)
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jiào
zuòshì
做事
  
,
zǒngshì
总是
tuīsāntuī
推三推四
de
  
,
shi
shuō
bìng
le
  
,
jiùshìshuō
就是说
lèi
le
  
,
kàn
jiù
shì
xiǎng
gàn
  

You call him to do things, he always push three push four, either sick, or tired, I think I just don't want to do.

2
shi
yǒu
有意
tuīsāntuī
推三推四
  
,
kěn
不肯
bāng
máng
  
,
érshì
而是
yīnwèi
因为
zhè
jiàn
shì
shì
yóu
zhǎng
局长
qīn
亲自
guǎn
de
  
,
chā
shàngshǒu
上手
  

It is not that I intend to push three and four and refuse to help you, but because the matter is in the hands of the Secretary himself, I can't get involved.

3
Nóngmíngōng
农民工
tǎo
dào
gōngqián
工钱
xiàng
zhèng
政府
tóu
投诉
  
,
yǒuguān
有关
mén
部门
néng
tuīsāntuī
推三推四
chǔ
处理
  

Migrant workers can not get money to complain to the government, the relevant departments can not push three push four do not deal with.

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