鞭打快牛

biāndǎkuàiniú

to put high demands on a unit or individual that is already working well

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 鞭打 biāndǎ
  1. to whip
  2. to lash
  3. to flog
  4. to thrash
2 快 kuài
  1. rapid
  2. quick
  3. speed
  4. rate
  5. soon
  6. almost
  7. to make haste
  8. clever
  9. sharp (of knives or wits)
  10. forthright
  11. plainspoken
  12. gratified
  13. pleased
  14. pleasant
=3 牛 Niú surname Niu
=3 牛 niú
  1. ox
  2. cow
  3. bull
  4. newton (abbr. for 牛顿 niúdùn)
  5. (slang) awesome

classifiers: 條, 頭