退避三舍

tuìbìsānshè

退避三舍 — tuìbìsānshè

1. lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom); fig. to shun, to avoid assiduously

   他在争论中选择退避三舍，以免冲突升级。 tā zài zhēnglùn zhōng xuǎnzé tuìbìsānshè yǐmiǎn chōngtū shēngjí — He chose to give ground in the argument to avoid escalation.