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Aug 28, 2016 2 min

因噎废食

from 成语典故

因噎废食 【释义】噎:食物鲠住了喉咙。废:停止的意思。因为吃饭噎住了,干脆连饭都不吃了。比喻因小失大,怕做错事就索性不干。 【出处】战国·吕不韦《吕氏春秋·荡兵》 某节日之夜,有个财主大摆酒宴,席间划拳行令,喧声如潮,食客满座,杯盘狼藉。 突然,闹得最欢的一个老头,大汗淋漓,翻白眼,捂脖子,使劲咽唾沫。是怎么回事?原来,他刚才急着说话,到嘴的一块牛肉没嚼烂就吞下去,结果喉咙给堵住了。这时,全场的人纷纷围了过去,有的说快灌一杯冷水,有的说要再咽一块肉。 有人用力扳开老头的嘴巴,拿起筷子就要往里夹取,有人则使劲儿捏着他的脖子往下刮……众人或七嘴八舌,或动手动脚,气得老头按捺不住,大吼一声:“滚开!”随着喊声,那块牛肉跟着喷射出来。 众人大笑着,正要回座继续吃喝,财主却高声说道:“各位,请回吧。那位仁兄的遭遇是我们的前车之鉴。老夫认为:要消灾免祸,酒肉不可吃,三餐不可有。本府从今以后,再也不许人吃饭!”说完,下令把厨房的坛坛罐罐全部打碎,柴米油盐一律放火烧掉。 此故事便形成了“因噎废食”的成语。

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