méi
mao
zi
zhuā

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 眉毛胡子一把抓

眉毛胡子一把抓 means to try to do everything at once without prioritizing; to tackle all tasks indiscriminately regardless of importance or urgency. Pronounced méi mao hú zi yī bǎ zhuā.

  • to try to do everything at once without prioritizing; to tackle all tasks indiscriminately regardless of importance or urgency

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
xiàng
néng
méi
mao
zi
zhuā
 
yào
fēn
qīng
qīng
zhòng
huǎn
 

When managing projects, you can't tackle everything at once; you need to prioritize.

zuò
shì
zǒng
shì
méi
mao
zi
zhuā
 
jié
guǒ
shén
me
dōu
méi
zuò
hǎo
 

He always tries to do everything at once without prioritizing, so nothing gets done well.

Lǐng
dǎo
píng
gōng
zuò
méi
mao
zi
zhuā
 
quē
zhòng
diǎn
 

The leader criticized him for handling his work without any prioritization, lacking focus.