出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第22页(202字)
比喻临到危险的边缘,及时清醒地回头,以免粉身碎骨,例你虽然做过错事,但如能悬崖勒马重新做人,仍然会有光明的前途。
In spite of having done wrong,pull back now before it is too late and work for a bright future.