make use of an opportunity to achieve one 's end(shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu)

make use of an opportunity to achieve one 's end

Push the boat along the water, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ù nshu ǐ Tu ī zh ō u, which means to push the boat along the direction of the current. It means to speak and do things along a certain trend or a certain way. From Dou E yuan.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Guan Han's "Dou E yuan" the third fold: "heaven and earth also do a fear of hard bullying, but the original also so push the boat."

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate, object; derogatory. If he keeps me, he will be happy. Chapter 10 of Li Baojia's officialdom and chapter 107 of Qiludeng: "it's a pity that the three bearded officer doesn't know his name. He can push the boat along the river and open the cage to release the birds. I know that his son and grandson will be prosperous." Chapter 49 of seven heroes and five righteousness: "when you reach out, you will take people. The big man was so quick that he put Huang Mao's wrist in his arms. Huang Mao couldn't make money, so he climbed down the river Zuwei's the current cut by the reef: since it's hard to change our nature, can't we just push the boat with the current?

Chinese PinYin : shùn shuǐ tuī zhōu