1, throwing stones to ask for directions [tóu shí wèn lù]: The original intention is to throw stones to see if there is any reaction before sneaking into a place at night, so as to spy out the situation. Later, it was used as a metaphor for the test.
[Source] From the Stone Case-solving (Second Back to 92)
2. Niudao small test [niúdāoxi?oshi]: Niudao: the knife that kills cattle; Test: use it a little, and show your skills first. To make a metaphor, people with great skills first show their talents in small things. It is also a metaphor that a capable person shows his talents as soon as he starts to work.
[Source] Stone's poem "Send Master Ouyang's Book to the City": "Read all toothpicks and 30,000 axes; I want to come to Xiaoyan to try the knife. "
3. New trial [xρNXíng chūshū]: whetstone; New blade: a newly ground blade. As sharp as a freshly sharpened knife. It is a metaphor for showing outstanding talents just after joining the work.
[Source] "Zhuangzi Health Master": "This minister's knife is nineteen years old; Solved thousands of cows; If the blade is new. "
4. Try it with your own body [yǐ sh ē n shē f ǐ]: Body: individual, individual; Try: try. Try to do something illegal by yourself. Refers to knowingly committing a crime.
[Source] "The Biography of Wang Han": "The Taishou arrived in the government today; May ladies and gentlemen try their best to lead the way. ..... Shen Ming's position; Don't try the law. "
5, eager to try [yuyuùShi]: eager to try: eager to try; Desire: want. Describe the itch to try.
[Source] Qing Li Jiabao's "Officialdom": "A seat's saying; It is difficult to grasp Tang's troubles; I am eager to try. "