一筆抹殺 yī bǐ mǒ shā

DEFINITIONS

  1. to blot out at one stroke
  2. to reject out of hand
  3. to deny without a hearing

CHARACTERS

一 yī one; a, an; alone
筆 bǐ writing brush; write; stroke
抹 mǒ smear, apply, wipe off, erase
殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip