劳民伤财原指国家大事处理不当因而大量浪费人力物力。现在常指做了多余的事造成浪费。例没有计划好就开工造成返工，劳民伤财，该谁负责？英harass the people and drain the treasury; waste money and manpower; make people work hard and waste money for nothing;[查看详情]

举措失当举动措施不得当。[查看详情]

举措不当举措：举动措置。指行动措施不得当。[查看详情]

得不偿失得到的抵不上付去的。例企图开垦一块得不偿失的坡地。英submarginal; the loss outweighs the gain; gain does not equal to loss; gains cannot make up for losses;[查看详情]

舍本逐末指做事舍弃根本的部分却过多地追求细枝末节形容轻重倒置。也说“舍本求末”例如果作者本没有什么新颖独创之见却勉强去雕砌一些警句、格言之类来等着读者喝采那是舍本逐末的作法。——《义论、考据和辞章》英attend to trifles to the neglect of essentials; be penn[查看详情]

力倍功半犹事倍功半。形容费力大收效小。[查看详情]