(exp) (uk) How dare you!
How can you have the nerve?
(exp) to put binoculars to one's eyes
(exp) to treat someone to a feast
(n) (1) (comp) case-sensitivity
(vs) (2) to distinguish on case
(P)
(exp) to be left behind
(exp,v5m) to take a lesson from (a wise person)
to follow in the footsteps of
(exp) to be robbed of one's due
lit: to have one's fried tofu snatched by a kite
(exp,v1) to be faced with the choice between two alternatives
(exp) a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve
one shouldn't show off
the person who knows most often says least
(exp) (id) A person who is talented know to be modest
(exp) to declare a state of emergency
(exp) (id) great vigor
tremendous energy
lit: forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
(exp) to go into the minutest details
(exp) to raise the position of women
(adj-i) insatiable
(exp) if necessary
when unavoidable
(exp) if necessary
when unavoidable
(exp) profit is better than fame
(exp) empty vessels make the most sound
(exp) (obsc) (of a legal system) so lax that even the greatest criminal can escape
(exp) (obs) to ask for the impossible
(exp) to ask for fish from a tree (Mencius)
(exp) the pot calling the kettle black (lit: for the sleep in one's eyes to laugh at the snot in one's nose)
(exp) (id) Eyes are as eloquent as the tongue
(exp) to be really angry
(exp) (arch) (of a printed literary work) to be highly-reputed and sell extremely well (lit: to raise the price of paper in Luoyang)
(exp) (obs) a burnt child dreads the fire
once bitten twice shy
an expression meaning to become over cautious from a bad experience
(exp) not having written for a long time
(exp) to be overwhelmed and delighted
(exp) (comp) to partition
