一网打尽 yī wǎng dǎ jìn catch all in one net

Explanation

比喻一个不漏地全部抓住或彻底肃清。

This idiom means to capture or completely eliminate all without exception.

Origin Story

北宋时期，著名诗人苏舜钦追随改革派范仲淹，屡次上书宋仁宗攻击宰相吕夷简。有一次苏舜钦在赛神会命人把旧公文封套卖掉变钱喝酒，被御史刘元瑜知道报告宋仁宗。宋仁宗撤去苏舜钦的官职。刘元瑜得意洋洋说一网打尽苏舜钦，从此苏舜钦再也没有机会为官，改革派也从此失势。

běi sòng shí qī, zhù míng shī rén sū shùn qīn zhuī suí gǎi gé pài fàn zhòng yān, lǚ cì shàng shū sòng rén zōng gōng jī zǎi xiàng lǚ yí jiǎn. yǒu yī cì sū shùn qīn zài sài shén huì mìng rén bǎ jiù gōng wén fēng tào mài diào biàn qián hē jiǔ, bèi yù shǐ liú yuán yú zhī dào bào gào sòng rén zōng. sòng rén zōng chè qù sū shùn qīn de guān zhí. liú yuán yú dé yì yáng yáng shuō yī wǎng dǎ jìn sū shùn qīn, cóng cǐ sū shùn qīn zài yě méi yǒu jī huì wèi guān, gǎi gé pài yě cóng cǐ shī shì.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, the famous poet Su Shunqin followed the reformer Fan Zhongyan and repeatedly wrote to Emperor Song Renzong to attack Prime Minister Lü Yijian. Once, Su Shunqin ordered people to sell old official envelopes at a temple festival to get money for drinking. Censor Liu Yuanyu learned about this and reported it to Emperor Song Renzong. Song Renzong removed Su Shunqin from his post. Liu Yuanyu proudly said that he had “caught Su Shunqin in one net” and thus eliminated him forever. From that day on, Su Shunqin had no chance to hold office again, and the reformers lost their power.

Usage

用于形容彻底地抓住或消灭坏人或事物。

yòng yú xíng róng chè dǐ de zhuā zhuō huò miè shī huài rén huò shì wù.

This idiom is used to describe the complete capture or destruction of criminals or things.

Examples

• 警方一网打尽了所有犯罪嫌疑人。

  jǐng fāng yī wǎng dǎ jìn le suǒ yǒu fàn zuì xián yí rén.

  The police rounded up all the suspects.

• 这次运动会，我们学校一网打尽了所有比赛项目的第一名。

  zhè cì yùn dòng huì, wǒ men xiào yuán yī wǎng dǎ jìn le suǒ yǒu bǐ sài xiàng mù de dì yī míng.

  Our school won all the first place in all competitions at this sports meeting.

Related Idioms

• 斩草除根

• 全军覆没

• 一扫而光

Opposite Idioms

• 放虎归山