避重就轻

bì zhòng jiù qīng

Rare

Definitions

1. to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial
2. to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones

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Child Words of 避重就轻

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

light

to avoid

to repeat

heavy