比喻型成语 Metaphorical idioms

画龙点睛

add the finishing touch (huà lóng diǎn jīng)

雪中送炭

help in times of need (xuě zhōng sòng tàn)

锦上添花

make something even better (jǐn shàng tiān huā)

事半功倍

get double results with half effort (shì bàn gōng bèi)

事倍功半

poor results despite effort (shì bèi gōng bàn)

一举两得

achieve two goals at once (yī jǔ liǎng dé)

一箭双雕

one action, two results (yī jiàn shuāng diāo)

对症下药

address the root of the problem (duì zhèng xià yào)

举一反三

infer other cases from one (jǔ yī fǎn sān)

入木三分

vivid and profound (rù mù sān fēn)