have an easy control in the matter
The synonym vertical and horizontal opening and closing generally refers to vertical and horizontal opening and closing. In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is Z ò NGK ā IH é, which means to operate freely. It comes from the preface to the time of presenting to the king.
The origin of Idioms
Fang Xiaoru's preface to the time of presenting to the king in Ming Dynasty: "Yao is a kind of art, but it is open and closed vertically and horizontally. It's not appropriate to do nothing. It's just like the work of a special scholar and it's poor!"
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.
Chinese PinYin : zòng héng kāi hé
have an easy control in the matter
misfortune might be a blessing disguise. huò fú xiāng yī
Half a hundred miles is ninety. xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn yú jiǔ shí
mislead and cause harm to the young men. wù rén zǐ dì