矫枉过正 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 矫枉过正

矫枉过正 (矯枉過正)

Definition to overcorrect (idiom) / to overcompensate

Idiom Straighten the bent object, and then crooked to the other side / Metaphorically, correcting mistakes exceeds the limit

Usage

Antonym 恰到好处

中文释义纠正偏差做得过了头应该纠正浪费的习惯，但是一变而为吝啬，那就是～了。

Characters 矫 (矯) jiǎo 枉 wǎng 过 (過) guò 正 zhèng/zhēng

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