规行矩步
书籍：汉英成语词典
更新时间：2018-12-03 22:24:19
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245页（433字）
①比喻言行谨慎，不离法度，例他在职时始终规行矩步，未犯错误，近日终有晋升的机会。
While in office he has always behaved correctly and cautiously and never committed any errors．Promotion will definitely be his in the not too distant future．
②比喻人墨守成规，不求改进，例若仅依循原有的模式规行矩步，将永远无法有所创新、突破。
Neither breakthroughs nor new ideas will ever emerge if we stick to old established practices