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因噎废食因吃饭噎住而索性不吃引申为怕出麻烦而不敢去做。例若是后人 问来由一律的奉以为法岂不是因噎废食了么？——清吴趼人《二十年目睹之怪现状》英cut off one's nose to spite one's face; stop eating for fear of choking;