弹冠：掸去帽子上的灰尘，准备做官。指官场中一人当了官或升了官，同伙就互相庆贺将有官可做。

congratulate each other on the prospect of getting new appointment and honours

优柔：犹豫不决；寡：少。指做事犹豫，缺乏决断。

infirm of purpose

筹：计谋、谋划；帷幄：古代军中帐幕。指拟定作战策略。引申为筹划、指挥。

work out plans and strategies

的：靶心；矢：箭。没有目标乱射箭。比喻说话做事没有明确目的，或不切合实际。

act or speak in an irrelevant fashion

老牛拉破车。比喻做事慢吞吞，一点不利落。也比喻才能低。

an old cow pulling a rickety cart an old ox, tugging at a broken-down cart

规、矩：圆规和角尺，引伸为准则；步：用脚走。指严格按照规矩办事，毫不苟且。也指办事死板，不灵活。

behave correctly and cautiously/stick to established practices

尽：全部用出；竭：用尽。用尽心思，使出全力。形容做事十分努力。

put ones heart and soul into something

敷衍：做事不认真；了：完。指办事马马虎虎，只求应付过去就算完事。

muddle through ones work

聪明：智力发达，天资高。伶俐：灵活、乖巧。形容小孩头脑机灵，活泼且乖巧。

clever and sensible be quick in the uptake with a ready tongue clever and quick-witted have a little cleverness of sorts

煞：委。形容费尽心思。

make painstaking efforts

按照身材裁剪衣服。比喻按照实际情况办事。

cut the coat according to the cloth

经、纬：织物的竖线叫“经”，横线叫“纬”，比喻规划。规划天地。形容人的才能极大，能做非常伟大的事业。

have heaven and earth under ones control have great ability

萧何创立了规章制度，死后，曹参做了宰相，仍照着实行。比喻按照前任的成规办事。

followed the rules set by Xiaoto follow established rules follow in sb.s footsteps follow sb. exactly move in a rut

根据对方与自己的关系及身分的高低来处理事情。

Observe people's actions

正确与错误非常分明。

distinguish right from wrong

形容言行慎重，不敢疏忽。

mind ones ps and qs

通、达：通晓，懂得；权、变：权宜，变通。做理能适应客观情况的变化，懂得变通，不死守常规。

follow a flexible course of action handle matters flexibly to meet the immediate needs of the situation

辄：即；咎：过失，罪责。动不动就受到指摘或责难。

be blamed for whatever one does

伶、俐：聪明，灵活。形容人机灵，很会说话。

have a ready tongue

到口渴才掘井。比喻事先没有准备，临时才想办法。

do nothing till the eleventh hour