掣肘

chù chù chè zhǒu

处处掣肘

meet obstacles at every turn

xiāng hù chè zhǒu dà jiā dōu zuò bù chéng shì

相互掣肘，大家都做不成事。

We'll get nowhere if we deliberately make things difficult for each other.

zhè jiàn shì bàn de hěn shùn lì wú rén chè zhǒu

这件事办得很顺利，无人掣肘。

As there was no one making things difficult for us, we settled the matter smoothly.

lì fǎ shěn yì zuò wéi lì fǎ chéng xù zhōng de guān jiàn huán jié qí shěn yì zhì liàng de gāo dī zhí jiē chè zhǒu zhe suǒ lì zhī fǎ de zhì liàng

立法审议作为立法程序中的关键环节，其审议质量的高低直接掣肘着所立之法的质量。

As the key part in procedures of legislation, the quality of legislative deliberation will affect the quality of legislation directly.