So interesting!!
你知道歇后语?It's a kind of expression. It has two parts. The first part likes a puzzle and the second part will be the answer.
For instance, your sentence will be first part.
用马尾(马尾巴的毛,)去提、穿豆腐。
the second part, 第二部分(the answer part) :提不起来
用马毛去提豆腐,当然提不起来了。 要么马尾太细,马尾断了,要么豆腐碎了。
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