掐头去尾

zhè bǎ qín cài qiā tóu qù wěi shèng xia bù duō le

这把芹菜掐头去尾剩下不多了。

With both ends chopped off, there's not much left of this bunch of celery.

nǐ bù néng bǎ wǒ shuō de huà qiā tóu qù wěi

你不能把我说的话掐头去尾。

Don't quote me out of context.

yǐn yòng bié rén de huà shí bù néng qiā tóu qù wěi

引用别人的话时不能掐头去尾。

If you quote a message from others, you should not leave out the beginning and the end.

jiǎng gù shì zuì hǎo bié qiā tóu qù wěi

讲故事最好别掐头去尾。

If you tell a story, you'd better tell it to the full.