老谋深算 meaning in English
make every move only after mature deliberation; be circumspect and farsighted; circumspect and farseeing; experienced and astute; scheming and calculating; think deeply and plan carefully
Examples
- He was too discreet a man for that .
他为人老谋深算，决不会这么做的。 - The worst that can be said is, that he schemes too much .
人们最多只能说他过于老谋深算。 - The wary major thought that all things were for the best .
老谋深算的少校认为一切都在好转。 - The air of contented shrewdness was all the more of a merit .
那种沾沾自喜，老谋深算的神态，更显得难能可贵。 - I should do well to conciliate this ancient mammon of unrighteousness .
我得尽量谦卑一些，好博得这位老谋深算的恶神的好感。