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leave some leeway; allow for some unforeseen/unforeseeable circumstances; leave some room for; leave an appropriate margin for unforeseen circumstances

liú yú dì

留 余 地

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v.leave some leeway; allow for some unforeseen/unforeseeable circumstances; leave some room for; leave an appropriate margin for unforeseen circumstances
- zán men dìng jì huà shí yào liú yú dì
  咱们订计划时要留余地。
  When drawing up a plan, we should allow for unforeseen circumstances.
- wǒ men yīng gāi gěi jìn yī bù jiāo shè liú yú dì
  我们应该给进一步交涉留余地。
  We should leave the door open for further negotiations.
- nǐ de gōng jī shí zài bù liú yú dì
  你的攻击实在不留余地！
  Your attacks are relentless!
synonym
liú hòu lù留后路 liú hòu shǒu留后手 liú dì bu留地步

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