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  1. 比喻舉止守法不苟且隋書·五七·》:紈綺教義規行矩步。」規行矩止」。奉公守法安分守己 1.規規矩矩妄作

  2. 比喻墨守成規不知變通晉書··張載》:循常習故規行矩步階級閥閱碌碌。」

to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom)​; to follow the rules inflexibly, to act according to convention