一把抓 (yī bǎ zhuā) — to take everything into one's own hands; to monopolize control; to tackle problems without prioritizing; to handle tasks indiscriminately
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'grab everything at once' — either taking all control yourself, or handling many tasks without sorting priorities. Often used in the negative (不能一把抓) to warn against doing so.
verb
to take everything into one's own handsto monopolize controlto tackle problems without prioritizingto handle tasks indiscriminately
Examples
- 一把抓，。Tā zǒng shì yī bǎ zhuā, shén me dōu yào guǎn.He always takes everything into his own hands and wants to manage everything.
- 一把抓，。Gōng zuò bù néng yī bǎ zhuā, yào xiān fēn qīng chǔ qīng zhòng huǎn jí.You can't tackle work without prioritizing; first sort out priorities.
- 一把抓，。Tā zuò shì xǐ huan yī bǎ zhuā, jié guǒ fǎn ér xiào lǜ dī.She likes to handle everything at once, but the result is lower efficiency.
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