"按": "according to, on the basis of"
"图": "sketch, picture"
"索": "look for, seek"
"骥": "a thoroughbred horse"
Literal translation: "look for a noble steed to correspond with the one drawn".
Corresponding English idiom: "Find something by following up on a clue".
Example sentence: According to the security video of the criminal scene, police arrested the murderer. (根据罪犯在现场留下的监控视频, 警察按图索骥抓获了凶手.)
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