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Meaning of 隔靴搔痒

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
xuē sāo yǎng (Trad.: 隔靴搔癢)
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point; ineffectual
Example Sentences
1
VP: I think it's time we stop beating around the bush, gentlemen, and go after the damn bush!
2
But if a pandemic does occur, this would be small comfort indeed.
3
But this is the rub of course, because conspiracy theories are self-sealing.
4
That was peanuts; and nothing will come of it anyway because there is no comparable legislation in the House of Representatives.
5
The restructuring of Greek debt may still occur by the deadline, but the market seems to be fed up with all the dancing around.