181-200 Flashcards
同甘共苦
Share happiness and woe.
同流合污
Associate with an evil person; wallow in the mire with sb.
同心协力
Work in full cooperation and with unity of purpose.
同舟共济
Cross a river in the same boat; pull together in trouble.
徒劳无功
Make a futile effort; work fruitlessly; work to no avail; come to naught; beat the air.
退避三舍
Give way to avoid a conflict; keep sb at arm’s length.
万古流芳
Leave a good name that will live forever and be remembered throughout the ages.
万事俱备,只欠东风
Everything else is ready; all we need is an east wind ― all is ready except what is crucial.
挑拨离间
So far behind that one can only see the dust of the rider ahead ― too far
behind to catch up with; too inferior to bear comparison.
忘恩负义
Be ungrateful and leave one’s benefactor in the lurch; forget sb’s kindness and turn one’s back on him in return.
危言耸听
Say frightening things just to cause alarm; exaggerate just to scare people.
为非作歹
Do evil things; commit crimes.
为虎作伥
Play the jackal to the tiger—help a villain do evil.
未雨绸缪
Repair the house before it rains; provide for a rainy day; take precautions.
温故知新
review the past helps one to understand the present; learn the new by restudying the old.
温文尔雅
Gentle and cultivated; civilized; courteous; urbane.
闻鸡起舞
Rise at cockcrow and practise one’s swordsmanship ― be diligent and self-disciplined.
卧薪尝胆
Sleep on brushwood and taste gall—undergo self-imposed hardships.
乌合之众
Rabble; mob; disorderly band.
乌烟瘴气
A foul atmosphere.
