汉英词典
MEANING OF 先斩后奏
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
Yuan said that the courtier executed the man first, and then reported to the emperor / Now metaphors do something without asking for instructions to cause a fait accompli, and then report to the superior
《新五代史．梁臣传．朱珍》"珍偏将张仁遇白珍曰'军中有犯令者，请先斩而后白。'"后以"先斩后奏"指执法官吏先处决罪犯，然后向上奏闻。
今多借以比喻先采取行动﹐然后再上报。
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