- (exp) in place of one's father 
- (exp) to be laid up with a cold 
- (exp) to have a cold 
- (exp) to have a cold 
- (exp) to be properly dressed 
- (exp) inexcusable
 unpardonable
 
- (exp) inexcusable
 unpardonable
 
- (exp) (1) (uk) cannot do without something
 indispensable
 absolutely necessary
 (2) (after negative base of verb) have to do
 (P)
 
- (exp) (1) (uk) cannot do without something
 indispensable
 absolutely necessary
 (2) (after negative base of verb) have to do
 
- (exp) day in and day out
 all the time
 
- (exp) to not see the wood for the trees
 to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
 
- (exp) to scold over a minor matter 
- (n) an import quota system 
- (exp) to be orphaned in one's babyhood 
- (exp) (id) Once over the border, one may do anything 
- (exp) (id) Be guided by your children when you are old 
- (exp) there's no point squeezing your buttocks after you have farted
 no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
 
- (exp) never being satisfied with what one gets, and always wanting more (lit: taking Gansu only to want Sichuan)
 give him an inch and he'll take a mile
 
- (exp) (1) virtually nonexistent
 negligible
 (2) absolutely useless
 
- (exp) nothing special
 no big deal
 doesn't matter
 
- (n) (comp) at the prompt 
- (exp) to be in high spirits 
- (exp) to understand everything from only one part
 to be perceptive
 
- (exp) (it's been) one thing after another 
- (exp) to dance in a circle 
- (exp) to walk over the roof 
- (exp) to dance to the music 
- (exp) to put one's knowledge to practical use 
- (exp) with all one's faults 
- (exp) to be tied down with money
 to be bound hand and foot