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Wall grass swing both sides (墙头草,两边倒) — Chinglish Slang

📌 Quick Overview | 词条速览

Slang Name:Wall grass swing both sides

Chinese:墙头草,两边倒

Type:Daily Life / Chinglish Slang

🔎 Full Meaning | 完整释义

English:
A metaphor for a person who has no independent opinion, is fickle, and always sides with the stronger side.

中文:
比喻人没有主见,随风倒,哪边势力大就倒向哪边。

📜 Origin & Background | 词源与文化背景

Origin English: This idiom takes the grass on the wall as a metaphor. The grass on the wall sways with the wind, describing people who have no principles and follow the trend.
Origin Chinese: 该成语以墙头的草为喻,墙头的草随风摇摆,形容没有原则、趋炎附势的人。

📖 Example Sentences | 双语实用例句

📌 Example 1
He is wall grass swing both sides, no stand 🧱

他是墙头草,两边倒,没有立场
📌 Example 2
Don't be wall grass swing both sides, have your own opinion ✊

不要做墙头草两边倒,要有自己的主见
📌 Example 3
She is wall grass swing both sides, please everyone 😒

她墙头草两边倒,谁都讨好
📌 Example 4
This person is wall grass swing both sides, untrustworthy 🚫

这个人墙头草两边倒,不可信
📌 Example 5
He changes his position like wall grass swing both sides 🔄

他立场变来变去,像墙头草两边倒
📌 Example 6
Politicians sometimes are wall grass swing both sides 🗳️

政客有时会墙头草两边倒
📌 Example 7
Don't be wall grass swing both sides, stick to principles 📜

别做墙头草两边倒,要坚守原则
📌 Example 8
He is wall grass swing both sides to avoid conflicts 🕊️

他墙头草两边倒,避免冲突
📌 Example 9
People hate those who are wall grass swing both sides 😠

人们讨厌那些墙头草两边倒的人

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