[ shùnténgmōguā ] follow the vine to get the melon -- track down sb. [sth.] by following clues; follow up a clue and seize the culprit
Example Sentences:
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You might say i been working my way up the food chain 你可以说我是顺藤摸瓜
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If they ' d used the postal system , it ' s mail fraud and we can go after them 如果他们使用邮政系统，那就是一桩邮购诈骗，我们可以顺藤摸瓜找到他们
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A careless burglar in germany left behind a vital clue at a break - in when he sliced off the end of a finger and left it behind , police said on monday 窃贼在破窗而入时不慎将自己一根手指指尖切了下来且留在了现场。警方因此得以“顺藤摸瓜”将其擒获。
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The dials on the front allow you to select an icon to represent what you have plugged in , so you don ' t need to jiggle and tug on the cables when you want to unplug a specific device 你可以在前面板上的圆形按钮盘上按下图标以显示每个插头所插的物品，这样当你要拔掉某个电器的时候，你就不会为了从繁杂的电缆中顺藤摸瓜而烦恼了。
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" we usually find fingerprints at the crime scene , but it ' s not every day that thieves leave the original there too , " said a spokesman for police in the central town of hildesheim 警方因此得以“顺藤摸瓜”将其擒获。 “我们经常能够在犯罪现场找到罪犯遗留下来的指纹，但窃贼们将手指扔在那里的情况却着实不多见， ”该市警方的一位发言人表示。
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Two lovelorn people living under the shadow of death find solace in a promise to fulfill each other dying wishes - to have one - time romance . however , through a twisted fate , she discover that she has been sleeping with the enemy . . . . 她觉得父亲的死跟这个照相机有著千丝万缕的关系，于是顺藤摸瓜，找到的人竟是自己的哥哥！最可怕的是她现在的哥哥竟不是小时候的哥哥。张融用极端的方法逼问出事情的真相。
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Social environment is the background of the research . the ethics is the basic structure in which the viewpoint on benefit and righteous - - - - - - which is the focus of social attention and the core of the traditional chinese ethics category - - - - - - is discussed 本文的思路是，试图从道德教育外部看德育，跳出德育本身、俯视德育，力图找到道德教育的根本和源头，然后顺藤摸瓜，最终找到走出道德教育困境之路。
