一曝十寒

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one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp · sporadic effort · lack of sticking power

Meanings

  1. one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. sporadic effort
  3. lack of sticking power
  4. short attention span

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