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[long sleeves help one to dance skilfully, it shows person with money and power could do things easily] 穿着长袖子的衣服才好翩翩起舞。比喻有所凭借,事情就容易成功。也用以形容有权有钱有手腕的人什么都好办
长袖善舞,多资善贾。——《韩非子·五蠹》
撺拳拢袖 ( 攛拳攏袖 )cuān quán -lǒng xiù
[clench one's fist and roll up one's sleeves—prepare to fight] 握起拳头,挽起袖子。形容要动手打人的架势
出到大门外边,汪为露还撺拳拢袖要打那 侯小槐。——《醒世姻缘传》
拂袖而去fú xiù 'ér qù
[leave with a flick of one's sleeve—go off in a huff] 把衣袖一甩(古时衣袖较长)表示生气地离去
狐裘羔袖hú qiú -gāo xiù
[good on the whole but not perfect] 狐皮贵而羊羔皮贱。以狐皮衣配以羊皮袖,比喻整体很好,只是略有不足
余狐裘而羔袖。——《左传·襄公十四年》
两袖清风 ( 兩袖清風 )liǎng xiù -qīng fēng
[have clean hands;remain uncorrupted; have unsoiled hands] 原指人迎风潇洒,飘飘欲仙之态。后比喻为官清廉。现也指家贫,一无所有
父亲零落鬓如丝,两袖清风一束诗。——元· 魏初《送杨季海》
裸袖揎衣luǒ xiù -xuān yī
[wrap up the sleeves] 揎衣:卷袖。卷起或捋起衣袖,裸露手臂
当日先生沈醉,脱巾露顶,裸袖揎衣。——元· 马致远《哨遍》
清风两袖 ( 清風兩袖 )qīng fēng liǎng xiù
[be free from corruption;be honest and upright] 衣袖中除清风外,别无所有。比喻为官清廉。也作“两袖清风”
