[often used in a negative sentence] cut it even at one stroke—make it rigidly uniform; make it a hard-and-fast rule; allow no flexibility
❍ 我们不能在这件事上搞～。We should allow some flexibility on this matter.
一刀切yi dao qie
cut it even at one stroke (make everything rigidly uniform)
一刀切
impose uniformity (in all cases);find a single solution (for all problems);tend to find a solution(for diverse problems);adopt a sweeping approach (formal);adopt one standard for everything (colloquial);adopt one-size-fits-all approach(colloquial);cut it even at one stroke;make it rigidly uniform;allow no flexibility