秉政劳民bǐng zhèng láo mín
(1) 原指国家大事处理不当,因而大量浪费人力物力。现在常指做了多余的事,造成浪费
例
没有计划好就开工,造成返工,秉政劳民,该谁负责?
英
harass the people and drain the treasury;waste money and manpower; make people work hard and waste money for nothing