An army burning with righteous indignation is sure to win. 哀鸿遍野 a land swarming with famished refugees 矮个子里拔将军 choose the best person available 爱屋及乌 love me, love my dog 安居乐业 live and work in peace and contentment 暗送秋波 make secret(love) overtures to sb. 按下葫芦浮起瓢 solve one problem only to find another cropping up 八杆子打不着 far-fetched; unrelated 八九不离十 pretty close; just right 白日做梦 spin daydreams; indulge in wishful thinking; be in a fool's paradise 百足之虫,死而不僵 a centipede dies but never falls down; old institutions die hard 百尺竿头,更进一步 make still further progress 百孔千疮 afflicted with all ills 白马王子 Mr. Right; Prince Charming 白头偕老 live in conjugal bliss to a ripe old age 百年大计,质量第一 A project of vital and lasting importance calls for good quality. 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 百折不饶 be indomitable 摆龙门阵 chat; gossip 拜读 have the honor of reading 班门弄斧 display one's slight skill before an expert 搬起石头打自己的脚 pick up a stone only to drop it on one's own feet 板上钉钉 It's final. 半途而废 give up half way 帮倒忙 be more of a hindrance than a help 包罗万象 all-embracing; all-inclusive 包治百病 guarantee to cure all diseases; a cure-all 饱经风霜 weather-beaten; having experienced the hardships of life 本命年 year of one's birth; birth year 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 比上不足,比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 不到长城非好汉 He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. 不到黄河不死心 refuse to give up until all hope is gone 不登大雅之堂 not appeal to refined taste 不费吹灰之力 as easy as blowing off dust 不分清红皂白 indiscriminately 不敢越雷池一步 dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit 不可同日而语 cannot be mentioned in the same breath 不入虎穴,焉得虎子 how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair |
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