走马看花走马观花zǒu mǎ kàn huālook at flowers while riding a horse—gain a shallow understanding from a fleeting glance; take a brief look at sth.as one goes along (/passes by); take only a passing glance at; give a hurried and cursory glance at
❍ 有些人可以到工厂农村去看一看，转一转，这叫 “～”，总比不走不看好。(《毛泽东选集》Ⅴ—408)Some can go to factories or villages just to look around;this may be called “looking at the flowers on horseback”and is better than doing nothing at all. 走马看花zou ma kan hualook at flowers while riding a horse—gain a shallow understanding from a fleeting glance |