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220页(205字)
指对人退让,回避冲突,例遇到这样蛮不讲理的人,还是暂时退避三舍,不与其正面冲突的好。
When one meets up with such an unreasonable person,it is best to keep him at arms length so as to avoid a clash.