顺藤摸瓜

Explanation: Watermelon, melon vines go along. Clues to inquire into the matter in accordance with a metaphor. 　　Usage: -Linked; for the predicate; with compliment 　　Source: "People's Daily" 1982.6.30: "this deeper investigation, and soon uncovered the theft from." 　　Results: Abstract blind squash 　　Postscript: Abstract blind squash Thesaurus:  race to very roots, go into the whys and wherefores(=have the why and the wherefore), Trace the source of demand, Trace to its source Antonym Group:  Yue Busishu, glory, fad alive, slash-and-burn cultivation, Daogenghuonou, all that have been achieved is spoiled, Qiangongjinmie, Bantuerfei, do sth.by halves; leave off sth.halfway; give up halfway, something to write home about, exaggerate, Exaggerated, magniloquence, exaggerate, catch at shadows, make vain efforts, Enthrallment Wake, Learn it without, talk with great relish, unction, stop striving after obtaining a little knowledge about something, skimming over the surface, Huonoudaogeng, eisegesis, stretch the meaning, Students pull lug, Health and pulled a slow death, talk that sounds impressive but is in fact empty and worthless, Crucial moment, eat birds and animals raw, damselfly dap daps, turn goose into swans, gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation, Gallop or trot along on horseback Of flower, swallow ancient learning without digesting it, swallow without understanding