舵手 | duò shǒu | helmsman | |
掌舵 | zhǎng duò | to steer (a ship) | |
见风使舵 | jiàn fēng shǐ duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation | |
把舵 | bǎ duò | to hold the rudder; to hold (to take, to be at) the helm; to steer | |
见风转舵 | jiàn fēng zhuǎn duò | lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically; to be flexible and take advantage of the situation |
1 | But remember to do your homework before stepping into the conference hall, or you will feel like a rudderless boat in mid-sea. | |
2 | If they don' t figure it out, they will just sail off without a rudder and get buffeted in the very rough seas of life. | |
3 | All of this was forgotten when our rudder broke last week. | |
4 | Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. | |
5 | It is like being helpless in a rudderless boat in the midst of the ocean, and all you want is some steady and safe land. |