节外生枝: new problems crop up unexpectedly.; bring up unnecessary ramifications; cause complications; complicate matters; create side issues; deliberately complicate an issue; give rise to other co
快要达成协议的时候对方又节外生枝: agreement was about to be reached when the other side raised new issues
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Anyone who cares to examine my work will see that even when it is downright propaganda it contains much that a full - time politician would consider irrelevant 任何一位有心细读我的作品的读者都会发现,即使作品是直截了当的宣传鼓励,也包含着许多职业政客视为节外生枝的点缀。