-
1.
一了百了
get it over
and done with
2.
一无所长
have no special skill
3.
一无所获
have
gained nothing
4.
一五一十
in full detail
5.
一文不值
of no use
whatsoever
6.
一心一意
with undivided
attention
7.
一目了然
leap to the eye
8.
一叶知秋
The falling of one leaf
heralds the autumn.
9.
一丘之貉
be tarred with the same
brush
10.
一帆风顺
go
off without a hitch(
故障
)
11.
一字之差
the
change of one word
12.
一时兴起
by fits and snatches
13.
一针见血
hit the
right nail on the head
14.
一
言为定
That
’
s settled
then.
15.
一应俱全
Everything needed is
there.
16.
一张一弛
alternate tension with
relaxation
17.
一纸空文
a mere scrap of paper
18.
一事无成
All have
ended in smoke.
19.
一鸣惊人
come as a bombshell
20.
一败涂地
bite the
dust
21.
一知半解
have
scanty knowledge
22.
一刻千金
Every minute counts.
23.
一览无遗
in full
view
24.
一星半点
a
tiny bit
25.
一举两得
kill two birds with one
stone
26.
一语道破
hit
the mark with a single comment
27.
一笑置之
laugh out of court
28.
一窍不通
be Greek
to one
29.
一诺千金
as
good as one
’
s word
30.
一清二楚
as clear
as crystal
31.
一落千丈
go to pot
32.
一朝一夕
in one day
33.
一筹莫展
be at
one
’
s
wit
’
s end
34.
一意孤行
go
one
’
s own way
35.
一蹴而就
make it at one/a stroke
36.
十万火急
be in hot
haste
37.
十年寒窗
per
severe(
坚持
) ten years in
one
’
s studies in spite of
hardships
38.
十全十美
be perfect in every way
39.
十拿九稳
have
?
in bag
40.
七上八下
be greatly upset
41.
七窍生烟
in a
great fury
1
42.
七零八落
go to
reck(
顾虑
)and rain
43.
八面玲珑
dance and
sing all weathers
44.
人山人海
a sea of faces
45.
人之常情
human
nature
46.
人云亦云
echo
one
’
s words
47.
人心不古
Human hearts are not
what they were in the old days.
48.
人去楼空
When the master was
absent, his mansion(
大厦
,
官邸
,
公寓
) was dead.
49.
人各有志
Every one has his own
ambition.
50.
人多智广
More people means more
ideas.
51.
人多嘴杂
Agreements is difficult
if there are too many people.
52.
人困马乏
The entire force was
exhausted .
53.
人言可畏
Opinion rules the world.
54.
人穷志短
poverty
chills(
使冷
) ambition
55.
人定胜天
Man can
conquer nature.[nature
前无
the
]
56.
人面兽心
a wolf
in a sheep
’
s clothing
57.
人情世故
the way
of the world
58.
入乡随俗
Do in Rome as the Romans
do.
59.
入木三分
give
a vivid picture of cut to the quick[
注:此
处原为
vived
,而其例子却
是
p>
vivid
,故可见
vivid(
生动的
)
是正确的。
060619]
60.
九牛一毛
a
drop in the bucket
61.
九死一生
have a close brush with
death
62.
力不从心
One
’
s spirit is willing ,but
the flesh is weak.
63.
力挽狂澜<
/p>
stem(
滋生
,
阻止
,
逆行
)
the tide
64.
了无瓜葛
have nothing to do with
65.
三番两次
time
after time
66.
三缄其口
hold
one
’
s peace
67.
于事无补
be of little
avail(
效用
)
68.
大刀阔斧
go to the whole hog(
肥
(
公
)
猪
)
69.
大功告成
come off with honors
70.
大同小异
be much
of muchness (
多量
,
大量
)
71.
大言不惭
blow
one
’
s own trumpet
72.
大快朵颐
eat
one
’
s fill
73.
大海捞针
look for a needle in a
haystack
74.
大智若愚
Still waters run deep.
75.
寸步不离
keep
?
at one
’
s
elbow
76.
口若悬河
talk nine words at once
77.
口是心非
speak with
one
’
s own tongue in
one
’
s cheek
78.
口蜜腹剑
A honey tongue ,a heart
of gall(
胆汁,恶毒
,
怨恨
,
五倍子
,
苦味
).
79.
千变万化
The unexpected always
happens.
80.
千钧一发
at the critical time
81.
千载难逢
It only
happens once in a blue moon.
2
82.
千锤百炼
A good nail does not
fear the hammer.
83.
久别情疏
Out of sight ,out of
mind .[
此句更正规解释:眼不见心不烦
.]
84.
小题大做
(
< br>作
,
但大陆习惯用“做”
)fu
ss about trifles
85.
夫唱妇随
A good Jack makes a good
Jill.
86.
天衣无缝
fit
like a glove
87.
天经地义
a matter of course
88.
天涯海角
ends of
the earth
89.
支离破碎
torn to pieces
90.
不义之财
ill-
gotten money
91.
不可一世
as
proud/vain
(自负的)
as a
peacock(
孔雀
BNIW)
92.
不可救药
beyond
remedy
93.
不由自主
in
spite of oneself
94.
不厌其烦
take the trouble
95.
不自量力
go beyond
one
’
s depth
96.
不声不响
as quiet as a mouse
97.
不识抬举
Bring a
cow to the hall
(礼堂)
and she
will run to byre(
牛栏
).
98.
不择手段
by
hook(
吊钩
) or by
crook(
钩状物
)
99.
p>
不知死活
heedless
(不注意的)<
/p>
of consequences
100.
不知好歹
don
’
t
know chalk(
白垩
) from cheese
101.
不屈不挠
keep
one
’
s
chin(
下巴
) up
102.
不耻下问
be not above asking
questions
103.
不速之客
a gate-crasher
104.
不偏不倚
hold the
scales even
105.
不假思索
speak impromptu
(
即席地
)
106.
不谋而合
see eye to eye
107.
不期而遇
come
across
108.
不遗余力
leave no
avenue
(大道,途径)
unexplored(
未调
[
勘
]
查过的
)
109.
不翼而飞
vanish from sight
110.
匹夫之勇
courage
without discipline
111.
比比皆是
here and there and
everywhere
112.
切肤之痛
No one knows the shoes
pinches like the wearer.
113.
日薄西山
one
’
s day
are numbered[
人之时日无多
]
114.
毛骨悚然
make
one
’
s hair stand on end
115.
化除为夷
weather(
经受住
) the storm
116.
斤斤计较
strain
at gnat(
小昆虫,小烦恼
)
117.
分文不值
not
worth a dump
118.
分身乏术
One
can
’
t be in two places at
one time.
119.
分秒必争
Every minute counts.
120.
分道扬镳
go
separate ways
121.
六亲不认
cut loose from old ties
122.
文不对题
be wide
of the mark
3
123.
火上浇油
pour oil
on the flame
124.
心力交瘁
cu
ì
: burn the candle at
both ends
125.
心不在焉
be absent-minded
126.
心甘情愿
of
one
’
s own accord
127.
心有余悸
A burned
child dreads
(惧怕)
the fire.
128.
心灰意冷
be in
black despair
129.
心血来潮
on the impulse of the
moment
130.
心安理得
have the peace of mind
131.
心花怒放
one
’
s heart sings with joy
132.
心旷神怡
feel on
the top of the world
133.
心直口快
frank and out-spoken
134.
心猿意马
carry
fire in one hand and water in the other
135.
心满意足
to
one
’
s
heart
’
s content
136.
引以为荣
plume(
p>
荣耀
,
羽毛
)on
eself on
137.
引狼入室
set a fox to keep the
geese
138.
以身作则
set a good example
for/to others
139.
以卵击石
throw a straw against
the wind
140.
以和为贵
A bad
compromise
(折衷,妥协)
is better
than a good lawsuit.
141.
以柔克刚
Willows are weak yet
they bind other wood.
142.
以德报怨
return good for evil
143.
水乳交融
be hand
and/in glove with
144.
水性杨花
unstable as water
145.
水深火热
be in
deep water
146.
水落石出
The truth will out(vi,
暴露
).
147.
未老先衰
decrepit
(adj,
衰老的,
[di`krepit])before
one
’
s age
148.
未雨绸缪
lay up against a rainy
day
149.
功败垂成
a
slip betwixt(prep.
在??中间
) cup
and the lip
150.
甘之如饴
smack(
咂(嘴)
)
one
’
s lips
151.
甘拜下风
play second fiddle(
小提琴
,
干预,瞎搞
)
152.
世外桃源
Utopia(
莫尔著的《乌托邦》里描述的一个小岛。
)
153.
本末倒置
put the
cart before the horse
154.
可歌可泣
set one in a melting
mood
155.
左右逢源
Everything goes well.
156.
石沉大海
sink
into oblivion(n,
遗忘
,
湮没
,
赦免
[-`b-viEn]) [E5bliviEn])
157.
平分秋色
on equal
terms with
158.
平白无故
without rhyme or reason
159.
平步青云
make a
smashing hit
160.
平易近人
easy to get along with
161.
打抱不平
take up
the cudgel(
棍棒
) for another
162.
打草惊蛇
wake a
sleeping dog
163.
目不识丁
an illiterate(n,adj)
4
164.
目光短浅
see no further than
one
’
s nose
165.
目瞪口呆
be tongue-tied
166.
史无前例
without
precedent in history
167.
四面八方
in all directions
168.
四海为家
here
today and gone tomorrow
169.
生龙活虎
alive and kicking
170.
仗势欺人
pull
rank on someone
171.
付之一炬
commit to the flames
172.
白手起家
start
from scratch
173.
令人发指
make
one
’
s hair stand on
end[
与“毛骨悚然”相同,真的如此?
]
174.
令人咋舌
take
one
’
s breath away
175.
半斤八两
Tweedledum and
Tweedledee.{
已查,书写正确,意思正确
}
176.
半信半疑
half in
doubt
177.
头头是道
clear and logical
178.
永垂不朽
eternally immortal
179.
司空见惯
order of
the day
180.
出人头地
come to the fore(
前部,前面
)
181.
出口成章
One
’
s
tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
182.
出尔反尔
go back
on one
’
s word
183.
出类拔萃
tower
above the rest
184.
老气横秋
lacking in youthful
vigor
185.
毕恭毕敬
cap in hand
186.
问心无愧
feel no
qualms upon self-examination
187.
兴高采烈
in great delight
188.
设身处地
put
oneself in sb. else
’
s
position [
本处原文用
sb.
一简写形式欠妥
]
189.
吞吞吐吐
hesitate in speech
190.
来之不易
hard
earned
191.
来日方长
There will be ample
time.
192.
来龙去脉
cause and effect
193.
快马加鞭
spur on the flying horse
194.
完美无缺
leave
nothing to be desired
195.
识文断字
be able to read
196.
学无止境
Knowledge is infinite.
197.
烂醉如泥
be as drunk as a lord
198.
突飞猛进
advance
rapidly
199.
突如其来
come all of a sudden
200.
退避三舍
retreat
to avoid a conflict
201.
徒劳无功
work to no avail
202.
脍炙人口
be on
everybody
’
s lips
203.
狼吞虎咽
gobble
up
204.
浪迹天涯
roaming freely all over
the world
5
205.
袖手旁观
stand by with folder
arms
206.
黄粱美梦
fond dream
207.
惟利是图
be bent
solely on profit
208.
脱口而出
blurt out
209.
望子成龙
expect
one
’
s children to be talent
210.
望文生义
interpret without real
understanding
211.
趁热打铁
strike when the iron is
hot
212.
痛不欲生
grieve to the extent of
wishing to die
213.
痛改前非
thoroughly rectify
one
’
s errors
214.
痛定思痛
draw a lesson from a
bitter experience
215.
微不足道
not worth
mentioning
216.
滥竽充数
be there
just to make up the
member[
不是
number!]
217.
蔚然成风
become
the order of the day
218.
稳操胜券
have full
assurance of success
219.
人生而平等
All men
are created equal.
220.
人山人海
a sea of
faces
:
How many people are
there in the stadium? Believe it or
not, a sea of faces.
221.
人之常情
human
nature
:
It's human nature for
me to help those who need help.
222.
人云亦云
echo
others' words
:
Don't echo
others' words. Sometimes you've got to
find out the truth.
223.
人去楼空
Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his
mansion was dead.
224.
人面兽心
a wolf
in sheep's clothing
:
He is
cruel enough to kill that girl; he's really a
wolf in sheep's clothing.
225.
人言可畏
Opinion
rules the world
:
Always
remember what I say to you. Opinion
rules the world.
226.
十年风水轮流转
Every
dog has its day.
227.
十全十美
leave
nothing to be desired
:
The
show just leaves nothing to be desired.
228.
十拿九稳
We have
winning the game in the bag.
229.
十万火急
in hot
haste
:
I am writing in hot
haste to let you know that I will be there
on time.
230.
了无瓜葛
have
nothing to do with
:
That
politician claimed that he had nothing to do
with that scandal.
231.
力不从心
my spirit
is willing, but my flesh is
weak
:
A:Can you do me a
favor?
B:Sorry, my spirit is willing,
but my flesh is weak.
232.
力挽狂澜
try to
stem the tide
:
He tried to
stem the tide, but in vain.
233.
入境随俗
Do in
Rome as the Romans do.
6
234.
入木三分
It
actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick.
(leave an indelible
impression)
235.
七上八下
to be sixes and
sevens
:
Don't talk to me now
because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with
one's heart going pitapat)
236.
七窍生烟
He was in a great fury (fuming with
anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and
swore to
get even with the
opposite(
跟对方报复
).
237.
七零八落
After the quake, the buildings went to
rock and ruin.
238.
八面玲珑
smooth and able to win favour on all
sides.
239.
三思而后行
Look before you leap.
240.
三句不离本行
to talk shop
241.
三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮
Two heads are better than one.
242.
三番两次
This guy is at me time after time.(time
and again; time and time again.)
7
243.
三缄其口
You'd better hold your peace, or you'll
ask for trouble.
244.
千钧一发
to hang by a hair thread / at the
critical time
245.
千锤百炼
A good nail does not fear the hammer.
(steeled and tempered; gone through fire and
water)
246.
千载难逢
It only happens once in a blue moon.
(It chances in an hour that happens not in seven
years.)
247.
千变万化
The unexpected always happens.
248.
大刀阔斧
It's said that the new executive will
go the whole hog (reform in a big way.)
249.
大同小异
much of
muchness
:
The two articles
are much of muchness ( be alike with minor
difference There's not a pin to
choose between the two ) in appearance and
quality.
250.
大言不惭
blow your own
trumpet
:
You really blow your
own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself)
251.
大快朵颐
They are so delicious that I ate my
fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one's
fill.)
8
252.
大功告成
The big project finally came off with
honors (bring home the bacon; come through with
flying colors).
253.
大智若愚
He who cannot play the fool is not a
wise man.
254.
大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
255.
大海捞针
needle in a
haystack
:
Finding your lost
contact lens is just like looking for a needle in
a
haystack.
256.
山穷水尽
at the end of one's resources
257.
山中无老虎,猴子称大王
Among the blind the one-eyed is
king./When the cat's away, the mice will play.
258.
小题大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill. (
fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm
in a
teacup; break a butterfly on a
wheel )
259.
一视同仁
He treats everyone across the board.
9
一模一样
These twins
look as like as two peas.
一时兴起
He does everything on the spur of the
moment.
九死一生
to have a
hair-breadth escape
九牛一毛
Compared with mine, his was simply a
drop in the bucket.
人生如梦
Life is but a dream.
人生自古谁无死
Death
comes to all men.
人生百岁古来稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a
hundred years old.
人定胜天
Man can conquer nature.
人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never
judge a book by its cover.
小不忍则乱大谋
10
Patience is a
virtue.
小洞不补,大来吃苦
A
stitch in time saves nine.
工欲善其事,必先利其器
Sharp tools make good work.
己所不欲勿施于人
Do unto
others as you would be done.
亡羊补牢
Better late than never./ It's never too
late to mend.
上气不接下气
I got out of breath when I climbed
those stairs.
寸步不离
He always keeps book at his elbow.
(keep close to)
口若悬河
He always talks nine words at once.
(rattle on)
仁者无敌
The benevolent have no enemy.
口是心非
11
He often speaks with his
tongue in his cheek. (play a double game; say one
thing and
mean another )
不可一世
I really
don't know why she is always as proud as a
peacock.
不可救药
His deep-
rooted bad habits are simply beyond remedy.
不由自主
in spite of
oneself
:
He is often absent-
minded and dozed off in spite of himself in class.
不自量力
If he does
so, he really goes beyond his depth. No one can
beat that guy. (overrate one's
abilities)
不屈不挠
Although he has failed several times,
he still keeps his chin up. (as steady as a rock;
firm
and unyielding; fight for tooth
and nail; hang on by the eyelashes; stick to one's
color)
不知死活
John is
really heedless of consequences. I believe some
day he will ask for trouble.
不知好歹
Take my advice into consideration.
Don't know chalk from cheese.
不耻下问
To improve your studies, you got to be
not above asking questions.
12
不假思索
He is good
at speech. He often speaks impromptu.
不偏不倚
You should believe that the judge held
the scales even.
不期而遇
I came across an old friend of mine in
a department store. (chance to
meet
,
bump
into
,
come upon
,
p>
meet...accidentally/unexpectedly/by
chance/by accident)
不速之客
You are really a thick-skinned and
gate-crasher.
不义之财
Don't be envious. Ill-gotten money
comes easily and goes easily too.
不谋而合
see eye to eye
:
Do
you see eye to eye with him on that plan?
不厌其烦
takes the
trouble
:
The teacher often
takes the trouble to instruct his pupils.
不遗余力
But the
conspirators leave no avenue unexplored to re-
establish contact with Britain.
不择手段
by hook or by
crook
:
He just did the work
by hook or by crook.
不翼而飞
Did you see that plane? It seems that
it just vanished from sight.
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不声不响
as quiet/silent/still as a
mouse
:
She was as
quiet/silent/still as a mouse and left.
不识抬举
Bring a cow
to the hall and she will run to the byre. (fail to
appreciate sb's kindness/not
know how
to appreciate favor)
口蜜腹剑
A honey
tongue, a heart of gall. ( be nasty-nice; Bees
that have honey in their mouths
have
stings in their tails. )
久别情疏
Out of sight, out of mind. (Far from
eye, far from heart. Long absent, soon forgotten.
Seldom seen, soon forgotten.)
不告而别
French
leave
不要不自量力
Don't put
a quarter into a pint pot.
不要厚此薄彼
Don't
make fish of one and flesh of another.
不畏艰难
Take the
bull by the horns.
不战而屈人之兵
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The supreme
art of war is to subdue the enemy without
fighting.
不入虎穴焉得虎子
How can
one obtain tiger-cubs without entering the tiger's
lair.
不经一事,不长一智
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
不胜其烦
a pain in
the neck
:
Your little brother
is a pain in the neck.
心正不怕雷打
A good
conscience is a soft pillow.
心甘情愿
He did all this of his own accord.
心不在焉
You look
absent-minded; what's wrong?
心满意足
The little boy sat there smiling, as
happy as a clam.
心力交瘁
I don't know what to do. I just burned
the candle at both ends.
心灰意冷
He was in black despair when he failed
in the joint examination.(down in the bushes/in
the dumps/lose heart)
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心有余悸
A burned child dreads the fires. (Once
bitten, twice shy.)
心安理得
No matter what he said, I have the
peace of mind. (have an easy conscience)
心血来潮
He did it
just on the impulse of the moment.
心花怒放
My heart sings with joy because I
receive over 300 letters a week from people around
the
world.
少年老成
to have an
old head on young shoulders
少不更事
wet behind the
ears
:
Although she is 20, she
was still wet behind the ears in some ways.
天无绝人之路
God
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. /When one door
shuts another opens.
天下乌鸦一般黑
Crows are black all over the world.
天助自助者
Heaven
helps those who help themselves.
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天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
It is the unexpected that always
happens.
天衣无缝
These two
ideas just fit like a glove.
天涯海角
ends of the
earth
:
I'll find him to the
ends of the earth. (out-of-the-way places; the
uttermost part of the earth)
天经地义
a matter of
course
:
It's a matter of
course to respect our elders. (a universal truth;
it goes
without saying that...)
毛遂自荐
to
recommend one's own person
火上加油
Don't
bother her, or you'll pour oil on the flame.
支离破碎
The car was
so seriously damaged that it was torn to pieces.
(in shreds; rip apart)
匹夫之勇
Fighting with him is just courage
without discipline . (brute courage)
比比皆是
This kind of mall can be found here and
there and everywhere. (right and left)
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切肤之痛
No one knows where the shoe pinches
like the wearer.
夫唱妇随
A good Jack makes a good Jill.
引狼入室
I know I'll
set a fox to keep the geese if I take him for a
good friend.
引以为荣
I am really proud of myself. (plume
oneself on; pride oneself on; take pride in)
日薄西山
Now he
knows that his days are numbered. (not to be long
for this world; The sands are
running
out.)
水乳交融
That couple
are really hand and (in) glove with each other.
(be finger and glove with)
心直口快
John is
frank and out spoken, so I prefer to remain with
him.
心满意足
You can
eat to your heart's content.
心猿意马
carry fire in one hand and water in the
other
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心旷神怡
Standing
here feel on top of the world.
化干戈为玉帛
Bury the
hatchets and work for peace.
仁者无敌
The benevolent have no enemy.
今日事今日毕
Never
put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
文胜于武
The pen is
mightier than the sword.
文不对题
His composition is wide of the mark. (
beside the point )
六亲不认
As to the business, he often cuts loose
from old ties. ( turn one's back on one's own
flesh
and blood )
水性杨花
They got divorced for he thinks his
wife was unstable as water. (as changeable as the
moon; A woman's mind and winter wind
change off.)
水深火热
The rebels
were in deep water and oppressed every day.
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水落石出
The police are now looking into the
case, and I suppose, the truth will out soon. (be
brought to light; come out in the wash;
Murder is out truth lies at the bottom of a well.)
分文不值
not worth a
dump
:
What you bought
yesterday is actually not worth a dump.
分身乏术
I'm now
doing my homework, so I can't be in two places at
once.
分秒必争
Every
minute counts.
分道扬镳
They have already gone separate ways.
(part company)
化险为夷
It is John who helps me weather the
storm. (escape/go/get off scot-free; bear a
charmed
life)
斤斤计较
Forget about it. Don't strain at gnat.
He needs money lately. (look at both sides of a
penny;
skin a flint)
以身作则
You got to practice what one practices.
( set a good example for others)
毛骨悚然
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hair stand on
end
:
That weird-looking
person really makes my hair stand on end. (get
goose bumps; make one's flesh creep)
打落水狗
to hit a
person when he's down
打铁趁热
Strike while the iron is hot.(Make hay
while the sun is shining.)
打抱不平
He often bullies you. I really take up
the cudgel for you.
打草惊蛇
Let's stay here in order not to wake a
sleeping dog. (wake a sleeping lion/woof)
犯错是人之常情,宽恕是超凡的
To err is human; to forgive divine.
平白无故
without
rhyme or reason
:
Don't take
others' money without rhyme or reason. (without
provocation)
白费唇舌
to waste your breath on him
生于忧患,死于安乐
Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort
breeds sloth.
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永垂不朽
The
general's name will be always remembered and
eternally immortal.
四大皆空
All is
vanity.
四海之内皆兄弟
All are
brothers within the four seas.
四面八方
These folks come from in all directions
(far and wide; there and everywhere; length and
breadth)
四海为家
I don't know where Jack is now; in my
mind, he is a person who is here today and gone
tomorrow.
未雨绸缪
take precautions before it is too late
目不识丁
not know A
from B / an illiterate
失败为成功之母
Failure is the mother of success.
失之毫厘,差之千里
A miss
is as good as a mile.
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