汉英词典
MEANING OF 袖手旁观
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
Cage your hands in your sleeves and watch from the side / The metaphor is to stay out of the business, neither asking nor assisting others
藏手于袖，在旁观看。比喻置身事外，不参预其中。语本唐韩愈《祭柳子厚文》"不善为斫，血指汗颜，巧匠旁观，缩手袖间。"
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