"kick the can down the road" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 拖延问题

Definition

推迟处理问题或做决定，希望以后再解决而不是现在。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，通常用于政治、商业或个人生活中推迟处理重要问题。含有逃避或懦弱的意味。只是比喻，不指真实的罐头。

Examples

The government decided to kick the can down the road instead of fixing the issue now.

政府决定**拖延问题**，而不是现在解决。

We can't just kick the can down the road every time there's a problem.

我们不能每次有问题都**拖延问题**。

If you kick the can down the road now, the problem will just get worse.

如果你现在**拖延问题**，问题只会变得更糟。

Managers can't keep kicking the can down the road; clients want answers now.

经理们不能总是**拖延问题**，客户现在就要答案。

We ended up just kicking the can down the road during the meeting. Nothing actually changed.

开会时我们只是**拖延问题**，其实什么都没变。

This company has a habit of kicking the can down the road instead of facing tough choices.

这家公司总是**拖延问题**，而不去面对艰难的决定。