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画蛇添足 , The literal meaning : draw the legs to the snake. The extended meaning --something are unnecessarily added to a well done job, which...

一石二鸟 (Yī shí èr niǎo), 一举两得(Yī jǔ liǎng dé)  both meaning: killing two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟 is little bit aggressive than 一举两得. F...

开门见山 -- speak  the point directly, no any irrelevant words. For example: 请别绕弯子，开门见山讲吧。Please don't beat around the bush, speak direc...

Idiom could make the sentences more concise, precise and profundity. For example, if you describe a green mountain, if you said 这座山 郁郁葱葱 ...