八字还没一撇惯比喻事情刚刚开了头，还没什么进展。杨沫《青春之歌》一部一二章：“一句话把道静惹恼了。八字还没一撇，什么事也没做，不过认识几个新朋友，看了几本新书就怕杀头！她鄙夷地盯着余永泽那困惑的眼光。” 八字还没一撇Nothing tangible is in sight;Things aren’t even starting to take place yet;There is no sign of anything happening yet;Things are still up in the air. |