【成语释义】比喻办事时为防失败而预留退路
【成语出处】刘知侠《铁道游击队》第18章:“要给自己留后路呀!”
【感情色彩】中性
【成语结构】动宾式成语
【成语用法】作谓语、宾语、定语;用于处事
【产生年代】当代成语
【近义词】留有余地
成语例句
莫应丰《将军吟》第32章:“是为自己留后路吧?希望彭其卷土重来吧?”
英语释义
keep a way open for retreat;
leave a way open for the future;
leave a way out
网络英语释义
1. keep a way open for retreat
2. leave a hole to creep out of
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4. to leave oneself a way out
双语例句
1. That leaves room for resuming the friendship later on.
这样为以后恢复友谊留了条后路.
2. Leave yourself one escape hatch and get on with it.
给你自己留条后路,必要时可以利用它.
3. Leave the backdoor open in case you change your mind.
给自己留点后路吧,万一改变主意了呢.
4. Give a man a chance.
给人留一个后路吧.