矫枉过正:纠正偏差做得过了头
exceed the proper limits in righting a wrong; hypercorrect; overcorrect; overdo; too far east is west
e.g. 应该纠正浪费的习惯,但是一变而为吝啬,那就是矫枉过正了。
Extravagance should be corrected, but turning into parsimony would be going too far.
矫枉过正:纠正偏差做得过了头
exceed the proper limits in righting a wrong; hypercorrect; overcorrect; overdo; too far east is west
e.g. 应该纠正浪费的习惯,但是一变而为吝啬,那就是矫枉过正了。
Extravagance should be corrected, but turning into parsimony would be going too far.