顾此失彼

gùcǐshībǐ

顾此失彼 — gùcǐshībǐ

1. lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once; to neglect one thing while dealing with another

   他忙着处理客户的投诉，顾此失彼，忘了跟进新的订单。 tā máng zhe chǔlǐ kèhù de tóusù gùcǐshībǐ wàng le gēnjìn xīn de dìngdān — He was busy handling customer complaints and, attending to one thing and neglecting another, forgot to follow up on the new orders.