纲举目张

gāngjǔmùzhāng

once the headrope of a fishing net is pulled up, all its meshes open—once the key link is grasped, everything falls into place

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if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom), take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves, (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

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纲举目张

gāng jǔ mù zhāng

Once the headrope of a fishing net is pulled out, all its meshes open.; a lucid exposition of an outline, a sharp definition of categories; It is only by taking hold of the key link that everything else will fall into its proper place.; Once the key link is grasped, everything else falls into place.; Only when the key link is grasped, will everything fall into place.; When the general plan is laid out, the details are easy to arrange.; When the lead rope is raised, the fish net opens wide.

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綱舉目張|纲举目张 [gāng jǔ mù zhāng] ► if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) ► take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves ► (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered