Idioms and proverbs / Level 3 / Four-character idiom
ごりむちゅう
gorimuchū
Meaning
Lost in a thick fog.
In use
対策が見えず五里霧中だ。
首尾一貫
しゅびいっかん
Consistent from start to finish.
切磋琢磨
せっさたくま
Sharpening one another.
初志貫徹
しょしかんてつ
Seeing one's original resolve through.
徹頭徹尾
てっとうてつび
Thoroughly, from beginning to end.
有名無実
ゆうめいむじつ
Famous in name only.
一朝一夕
いっちょういっせき
In a single morning or evening — overnight.