顾此失彼
Traditional: 顧此失彼Dictionary entry
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
What does 顾此失彼 mean?
顾此失彼 (gù cǐ shī bǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.
1lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
2fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once
3cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
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