◎ 覆巢无完卵 fù cháo wú wán luǎn[when the nest is overturned,no egg stays unbrocken—in a great disaster no one can escape unscathed]比喻毁灭性的打击降临于众时,无一可以幸免 -----------------国语辞典:比喻整体一旦倾覆,个体也无法幸存。参见「覆巢之下无完卵」条。
◎ 按图索骥 àntú-suǒjì(1) [look for a noble steed with the aidof its picture;look for sth.according to information at one's disposal;look for sth.by a plan chart]∶骥:好马、千里马;索:寻找。原指按照伯乐的《相马经》去寻求好马 (2) [lacking originality;initiative or imagination in doing a job]∶引申为依照既得的线索去寻找目的物。讽喻拘泥成法、食古不化、不知权变的人-----------------国语辞典:按照图象寻求好马。语本《汉书.卷六七.梅福传》:「今不循伯者之道,乃欲以三代选举之法取当时之士,犹察伯乐之图,求骐骥于市,而不可得,亦已明矣。」后比喻做事拘泥成法,呆板不知变通。元.袁桷〈示从子瑛〉诗:「隔竹引龟心有想,按图索骥术难灵。」反无迹可寻按照线索寻找、探求。比喻掌握线索,易于办事。英语 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom), fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines, to try and find sth with the help of a clue德语 strikt schematisch vorgehen (Sprichw)法语 suivre une piste pour trouver qch