◎按圖索驥àntú-suǒjì
(1)[look for a noble steed with the aidof its picture;look for sth.according to information at one's disposal;look for sth.by a plan chart]∶驥:好馬、千里馬;索:尋找。原指按照伯樂的《相馬經(jīng)》去尋求好馬
(2)[lacking originality;initiative or imagination in doing a job]∶引申為依照既得的線索去尋找目的物。諷喻拘泥成法、食古不化、不知權(quán)變的人
m.按照圖象尋求好馬。語本《漢書．卷六七．梅福傳》：「今不循伯者之道，乃欲以三代選舉之法取當(dāng)時(shí)之士，猶察伯樂之圖，求騏驥于市，而不可得，亦已明矣?！购蟊扔髯鍪戮心喑煞ǎ舭宀恢兺?。元．袁桷〈示從子瑛〉詩：「隔竹引龜心有想，按圖索驥術(shù)難靈。」