劳师动众

rú guǒ kān shǒu suǒ yī kāi shǐ jiù jiǎng zhēn huà wǎng luò shang láo shī dòng zhòng de shì dà dǐ yě bù huì fā shēng le ba

如果看守所一开始就讲真话，网络上劳师动众的事大抵也不会发生了吧！

The whole Internet fire could have been avoided if the prison told the truth in the first place.

péi yǎng hǎo yī gè xiǎo hái huò xǔ xū yào láo shī dòng zhòng

培养好一个小孩或许需要劳师动众。

It might take a village to raise a child.