❶behave correctly and cautiously; ❷follow the beaten track; stick to established practice ❍ 我们应当打破常规，不应当老是～。We should break free from conventions and not always follow the beaten track.
规行矩步ɡuī xínɡ jǔ bù
按一定的规则标准行动。比喻言行谨慎，一举一动都合乎规矩；也比喻墨守成规，不知变通。behave correctly and cautiously, follow the beaten track, observe due decorum