Did you mean: to snip to swamp ?
| 敷衍 | fū yǎn | to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by |
| 偷工减料 | tōu gōng jiǎn liào | to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom) / jerry-building / sloppy work |
| 敷衍塞责 | fū yǎn - sè zé | (idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously |
| 一曝十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span |
| 一暴十寒 | yī pù shí hán | one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span |
| 偷工 | tōu gōng | to skimp on the job / to avoid work |
| 一带而过 | yī dài ér guò | to skate around / to skip over / to skimp |