以噎废餐

Explanation: Choke the food fight, they did not dare to eat. Metaphor for occasional _set_backs, to stop what should be done. 　　Source: "South Shihe Chen Biography" Qing Yun 'hundred Secretary did not dare Zoushi, sly progressive competition'. Outsiders were not allowed to do this, whether in the context? To choke waste meal, what is called too. "