一手包办 (yī shǒu bāo bàn) — to take sole charge of everything; to do everything oneself; arbitrary; high-handed
Definition
Means taking full control of everything yourself, often with a negative sense of being high-handed and leaving no room for others' input.
idiom
to take sole charge of everythingto do everything oneselfarbitraryhigh-handed
Examples
- 一手包办，。Zhè ge xiàng mù tā yí gè rén yī shǒu bāo bàn, bié rén gēn běn chā bú shàng shǒu.He handles this project all by himself; others can't even get involved.
- 一手包办，。Tā yī shǒu bāo bàn le hūn lǐ de suǒ yǒu ān pái, lián xīn láng de yì jiàn dōu bú wèn.She took sole charge of all the wedding arrangements, not even asking the groom for his opinion.
- 一手包办，。Lǐng dǎo xǐ huan yī shǒu bāo bàn, xià shǔ men zhǐ néng tīng tā de.The boss likes to do everything himself, so the subordinates can only follow his orders.
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