(n) a matter of life and death
(conj) (uk) nonetheless
nevertheless
(exp) to be led astray by others opinion
(exp) to be robbed of one's due
lit: to have one's fried tofu snatched by a kite
(exp) to speak for one's father
(exp) (pol) how have (you) been? (gen. used after some time apart)
lit: nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
(n) (comp) end-of-file mark
(n) (comp) end-of-file label
trailer label
EOF
(n) (comp) end-of-record mark
(exp) (obsc) I told you so
(n) structured query language
SQL
(exp) (id) he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith
one rotten apple spoils the barrel
(exp) (id) When petticoats woo, breeks may come speed
(exp) to appreciate the pleasures of reading
(exp) to be robbed of one's due
lit: to have one's fried tofu snatched by a kite
(adv) by turns
(adv) by turns
(n) (comp) end program header
(n) (comp) end-of-volume label
EOV
(n) (comp) CTS
Continuous Temporary Storage
(exp) see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil
(exp) (id) A good beginning makes a good ending
(exp) (id) All is well that ends well
(exp) to be robbed of one's due
lit: to have one's fried tofu snatched by a kite
(exp) (id) One should not interfere in lover's quarrels
(exp) keeping silent
saying nothing at all
(exp) expression meaning that you learn, without realising it, from what is around you
a saint's maid quotes Latin
lit: the young monk before the gate can read sutra without studying them
(exp) A drowning man will catch at a straw
(exp) do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
(exp) (id) Better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never to know
