灭此朝食miè cǐ zhāo shíwill not have breakfast until the enemy is wiped out—be anxious (/eager)to finish off (/destroy) the enemy immediately
❍ 齐侯曰：“余姑翦灭此而朝食。”(《左传·成二年》641) The marquis said，“Let me exterminate those,and then I will take my breakfast.”/然而不应该打算明天就会成功。“～”的气概是好的，“灭此朝食” 的具体计划是不好的。(《毛泽东选集》217) But we should not expect successes overnight. The aspiration to “wipe out the enemy before breakfast” is admirable,but it is bad to make concrete plans to do so. 灭此朝食miè cǐ zhào shí灭：消灭。消灭了这伙敌人再吃早饭。形容斗志坚决，急于消灭敌人。be anxious to finish off the enemy immediately, won’t have breakfast until the enemy is wiped out |