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Chinese to English Dictionary (1-5 of 2292)
- 幕天席地
- [mùtiānxídì]
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[直译: have the sky as one's tent and the earth as one's mat] take one's ease out in the open air
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[直译: have the sky as one's tent and the earth as one's mat] have great breadth of view
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- 言行一致
- [yánxíngyízhì]
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the deeds match (or square with) the words; one's actions are in keeping with one's promises; one's deeds are consistent with one's words; be as good as one's word
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- 反剪
- [fǎnjiǎn]
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have one's hands tied behind one's back
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hold one's hands behind one's back
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- 鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已(鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已)
- [jūgōngjìncuìsǐ'érhòuyǐ]
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bend one's back to the task until one's dying day; give one's all till one's heart stops beating
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- 倒剪
- [dàojiǎn]
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To put one's hands behind one's back, or to have one's hands tied behind one's back.
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Examples (1-5 of 1772)
- 办事不力
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not do one's best in one's work; be slack in one's work
- 夹着尾巴做人
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tuck one's tail between one's legs; pull (or draw) one's horns in
- 扎小辫儿
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tie up one's plaits; plait one's hair; wear one's hair in plaits
- 掌握自己的命运
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take one's destiny into one's own hands; be master of one's own destiny
- 量入为出
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keep expenditures below income; live within one's means; cut one's coat according to one's cloth
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