(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