svjack/zh-idiom-in-human-machine-eng · Datasets at Hugging Face

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suffer a string of reverses	[ "One wave is not flat, another wave is rising", "before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises" ]	0	一波未平，一波又起	[ "hardly has one wave subsided when another rises", "one trouble follows another" ]
suffer a crushing defeat	[ "A crushing defeat", "a total failure", "A defeat" ]	1	一败涂地	[ "be ruined completely", "utter failure", "a complete debacle", "an overwhelming defeat", "a total loss", "utterly routed", "bite the dust" ]
lower oneself to the same level as somebody else	[ "General knowledge", "General Insight" ]	2	一般见识	[]
following a prescribed pattern in speech or action	[ "One board and three eyes", "A board with three eyes", "One board, three eyes", "One board with three eyes" ]	3	一板三眼	[ "scrupulous and methodical", "very careful of the rules", "rigid" ]
put on a solemn look	[ "serious", "in earnest", "in good taste", "in a serious mood" ]	4	一本正经	[ "assume a dead serious attitude", "with feigned impartiality", "in all seriousness", "in dead earnest", "prim and proper", "prudish", "priggishly" ]
make big profits with a small capital	[ "a profit", "All in one", "A million dollars" ]	5	一本万利	[ "a small investment brings a ten thousand-fold profit", "highly profitable" ]
wipe out with one stroke of the pen	[ "an erasure", "One stroke to erase", "One stroke of erasure", "one stroke of a pen", "one stroke of a pencil" ]	6	一笔抹杀	[ "blot out at one stroke", "be written off at one stroke", "condemn out of hand", "reject off-hand", "completely deny", "totally negate", "set at naught", "obliterate" ]
cancelled with one stroke of the pen	[ "write off", "write off in one stroke", "write off in one go", "Write it off in one stroke" ]	7	一笔勾销	[ "write off altogether", "write off at one stroke", "abolish at one stroke", "cancel" ]
be in tune with	[ "Exhale through one nostril", "sing from the same nostril", "sing from one nostril" ]	8	一鼻孔出气	[ "breathe through the same nostrils", "sing the same tune", "breathe in the same way", "identify oneself with", "hold identical opinion", "be cheek by jowl with", "gang up with" ]
a helping hand	[ "a hand", "An Armful of Power", "an arm's length", "an arm's length of power" ]	9	一臂之力	[]
have a meteoric rise	[ "One step to the sky", "One Step to Heaven", "One Step to the Top" ]	10	一步登天	[ "reach the sky in a single bound", "attain the highest level in one step", "ascend to heaven at a single bound" ]
once it is started, go through with it	[ "Don't do it, never stop", "I don't do it, I don't rest" ]	11	一不做，二不休	[ "a thing once begun should not be put off until done", "carry the thing through, whatever the consequences", "in for a penny, in for a pound", "over shoes, over boots", "as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb" ]
fit in readily	[ "hit it off", "A beat is a match", "A beat is a good idea." ]	12	一拍即合	[ "chime in easily" ]
mere dust heaps	[ "a handful of loess", "A shovelful of yellow earth", "One shovelful of earth", "A shovelful of earth", "One shovelful of dirt" ]	13	一抔黃土	[ "only a clod of yellow earth", "a grave", "something utterly insignificant" ]
lacking a spirit of cooperation	[ "A plate of loose sand", "a sheet of loose sand", "a sheet of scattered sand" ]	14	一盘散沙	[ "a heap of loose sand -- a nation or group without cohesion, each individual for himself", "in a state of disunity" ]
penniless	[ "destitute" ]	15	一贫如洗	[ "as poor as though everything was washed away", "as poor as a church mouse", "as poor as Job", "not to have a shirt on one's back", "be on one's uppers", "in utter destitution", "poverty-stricken" ]
work hard for one day and do nothing for ten warm for one day and cold for ten days	[ "One exposure and ten cold", "one day's exposure, ten days' cold", "one exposure for ten days", "short attention span" ]	16	一曝十寒	[ "work on and off", "work by fits and starts" ]
exactly alike	[ "exactly the same", "Identical" ]	17	一模一样	[ "be exactly the same as", "as two peas in a pod" ]
take the lead	[ "lead the way", "One horse leads the way", "A horse in the lead", "One horse in the lead", "One horse leads the pack" ]	18	一马当先	[ "gallop to the head", "dash to the front of battle", "be in the fore-front", "be in the van" ]
a wide expanse of flat land	[ "One Horse Pingchuan", "A flat horse", "a flat road", "A horse flat" ]	19	一马平川	[ "flat country" ]
of the same school	[ "Inheritance", "One lineage", "A lineage", "A lineage of the same", "A lineage of the same origin" ]	20	一脉相承	[ "come down in one continuous line", "can be traced to the same origin", "be imbued with the same spirit", "be a true disciple of", "run in a single line", "follow the same", "in the same strain", "a continuation of" ]
miserly	[ "unplugged", "stingy", "stubbornly" ]	21	一毛不拔	[ "unwilling to give up even a hair - very stingy", "unwilling even to pluck out a hair for another - not to give a cent", "very sparing in spending money", "not to lift a finger to help", "refuse to be put to trouble", "as close as a clam", "cheese paring", "parsimonious" ]
one-sided statement	[ "one-sided words", "one side of the story", "one side of a story" ]	22	一面之词	[ "the statement of only one of the parties" ]
have met only once	[ "side by side", "A face to face", "A face-to-face meeting", "A face-to-face relationship" ]	23	一面之交	[ "be casually acquainted" ]
rocket to fame	[ "blockbuster", "amaze the world with a single shot", "amaze the world", "astonishing" ]	24	一鸣惊人	[ "amaze the world with a single brilliant feat", "make one's mark at the first shot", "win popularity with the first work", "set the Thames on fire" ]
kick the bucket	[ "to death", "one life is lost", "One Life", "one death" ]	25	一命呜呼	[ "be snuffed out", "launch into eternity", "go west", "pass away", "drop dead", "die" ]
understand fully at a glance	[ "at a glance" ]	26	一目了然	[ "be clear at a glance", "see all at a glance", "see with half an eye", "be written all over one's face", "carry on its face", "he that runs may read", "leap to the eye" ]
take in ten lines at one glance	[ "Ten lines at a glance", "10 lines at a glance", "Ten lines in a row" ]	27	一目十行	[]
by the skin of one's teeth	[ "One shot", "A Thousand Shots", "One shot for a thousand pounds" ]	28	一发千钧	[ "a hundredweight hanging by hair in imminent peril", "a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair", "in a most dangerous condition", "an impending disaster", "hang upon a thread", "be in the balance", "the sword of Damocles" ]
plain sailing	[ "smooth sailing", "A smooth sailing" ]	29	一帆风顺	[ "have a favourable wind throughout the voyage", "sail before the wind without a hitch", "good innings" ]
act out of character	[ "uncharacteristically", "a departure from the norm", "out of the ordinary", "out of character" ]	30	一反常态	[ "depart from one's normal behavior" ]
just an occasional, minor success	[ "One hits at a time", "a success", "A gainful achievement", "a success story" ]	31	一得之功	[]
my humble opinion -	[ "The foolishness", "a fool's errand", "A Fool's Choice", "A Foolishness of Gain" ]	32	一得之愚	[]
make a clean break	[ "Cut in two", "one cut, two cuts", "One cut, two breaks" ]	33	一刀两断	[ "cut into two at one stroke of the knife", "be severed into two at one blow", "sever connections with somebody" ]
the sum total	[ "a scraper", "a mess of scrapes", "a mess of shavings", "a mess of scrapers", "a mess of shaving" ]	34	一塌刮子	[ "a grand total" ]
in a complete mess	[ "a mess", "a complete mess", "a total mess" ]	35	一塌糊涂	[ "in an awful state", "in an awful mess", "in a muddle", "a hell of a mess" ]
a stagnated, dull atmosphere	[ "a pool of stagnant water", "A pool of dead water" ]	36	一潭死水	[ "a pond of stagnant water" ]
an easygoing atmosphere	[ "peace of mind", "A harmonious group", "A harmonious group of people" ]	37	一团和气	[ "keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle", "keep on the right side of everyone", "a prevailing mood of harmony", "unprincipled peace", "harmony all around" ]
a momentary slip	[ "difference of thought", "a slip of the tongue", "One thought", "a single thought" ]	38	一念之差	[ "a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness" ]
a solemn promise	[ "A promise of gold", "A promise of a thousand dollars", "A Promise of a Thousand Pieces" ]	39	一诺千金	[ "a verbal promise is worth a thousand ounces of gold", "a promise that will be kept", "one's word is as good as one's bond", "a bargain's a bargain" ]
put things right once and for ail	[ "once and for all", "Get it done once and for all" ]	40	一劳永逸	[ "by one supreme effort to win eternal ease", "get something done once for all", "solutions that hold good for all time" ]
take in everything at a glance	[ "unobstructed view", "be plainly visible", "in full view", "in plain view", "at a glance" ]	41	一览无余	[]
death ends all one's troubles	[ "one hundred", "once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved" ]	42	一了百了	[ "one finished all is finished", "when a man is dead, everything is finished", "all troubles end when the main trouble ends" ]
odd bits / fragments	[ "One Scale Half Claw", "one scale and half a claw", "only odd bits and pieces" ]	43	一鳞半爪	[ "just a few known details of a larger whole" ]
have a good trip	[ "safe journey", "Have a safe trip", "Have a safe journey" ]	44	一路平安	[ "have a pleasant journey", "a pleasant journey to you!", "a safe journey", "bon voyage!" ]
suffer a sudden decline	[ "plummeted", "suffer a sudden, devastating decline", "drop a thousand zhang", "take a dive" ]	45	一落千丈	[ "drop 10,000 feet in one fall", "a precipitate drop", "rapid declension" ]
rid oneself of an old habit	[ "Change the way", "A change from the old ways", "A change from the old rut", "A change from the old way" ]	46	一改故辙	[ "depart from the old rut and courageously set on a new way" ]
put in the same category	[ "In general terms", "generalize", "generalization", "generalizations", "lump sum" ]	47	一概而论	[ "treat as the same", "lump people or things under one head", "lump together" ]
spick-and-span	[ "clean", "one and all", "one and two-thirds", "one clean", "one dry" ]	48	一干二净	[ "root and branch", "hook, stock and barrel", "hook, line and sinker", "thoroughly", "completely", "neat and tidy" ]
get something done in one vigorous effort	[ "all in one go", "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in a single bound" ]	49	一鼓作气	[ "at the first drum courage is aroused", "with one effort it can be accomplished", "press on to the finish without letup", "at one fling", "at a dash" ]
divided leadership	[ "One country, three princes", "One country and three princes" ]	50	一国三公	[ "a state with three rulers" ]
finish off with a single blow	[ "kill with a stick", "beaten to death with a single stick", "beaten to death with a stick", "beaten to death by a stick", "beat to death with a stick" ]	51	一棍子打死	[ "knock somebody down at one stroke", "kill with a blow", "deal one fatal blow", "shatter at one stroke", "completely negate" ]
every moment is precious	[ "A moment of gold", "A moment is worth a thousand dollars", "A moment is worth a thousand" ]	52	一刻千金	[ "value every minute" ]
a narrow view	[ "A hole in sight", "One-sided view", "One-eyed view", "A Hole in the Head", "A Hole in the Wall" ]	53	一孔之见	[]
disperse after making a noise	[ "go away", "disperse in a confusion", "disperse in confusion", "disperse in a heap", "disperse in a confused mass" ]	54	一哄而散	[ "break up" ]
have hundreds at one's beck and call	[ "One Hubano", "one call for a hundred promises", "one call for 100 promises" ]	55	一呼百诺	[ "when one gives a call, a hundred respond" ]
an appeal meets with immediate response	[ "A hundred calls", "One call for a hundred responses", "One call for a hundred answers" ]	56	一呼百应	[ "a call draws response from hundreds of people", "hundreds respond to a single call", "ready to go into action in their hundreds" ]
be done with one stroke of the pen	[ "in a flash", "with a single swing", "with a single swipe", "with a single stroke", "with one swing" ]	57	一挥而就	[ "a flourish of the pen and it's done", "finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go" ]
speciality	[ "a skill", "One skill", "A skill in the field" ]	58	一技之长	[ "proficiency in a particular line", "professional skill", "a single skill" ]
fall in love at first sight	[]	59	一见钟情	[ "love at first sight" ]
kill two birds with one stone	[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Double whammy" ]	60	一箭双雕	[ "shoot two hawks with one arrow", "one arrow shot two eagles", "answer a double purpose", "achieve two things at one stroke", "dual gain" ]
become fast friends at the first meeting	[ "See you soon", "It's like seeing each other." ]	61	一见如故	[ "feel like old friends at the first meeting", "friendly at the first meeting" ]
achieve two things at one stroke	[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Two in one" ]	62	一举两得	[ "kill two birds with one stone" ]
achieve instant fame	[ "rise to fame", "One shot at fame", "One shot to fame", "One hit" ]	63	一举成名	[ "become famous overnight" ]
fail utterly	[ "slumped", "one stumble, unable to recover", "one stumble, no recovery", "one stumble, but no recovery" ]	64	一蹶不振	[ "once fallen never to rise again", "unable to get up after a fall", "collapse after one setback", "never be able to recover after a setback", "be roundly defeated" ]
have a showdown with	[ "Showdown", "A showdown", "A battle of the sexes", "A fight for the ages" ]	65	一决雌雄	[ "wage a decisive fight or battle against - see who is master", "fight to see who is the stronger", "fight it out" ]
form a coherent whole	[ "all in one go", "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in one breath", "one breath" ]	66	一气呵成	[ "make smooth reading", "get something done at one go", "accomplish something without any interruption or letup", "at a heat", "at a stretch", "at a dash", "in a breath" ]
not to know the first thing	[ "know nothing", "I don't understand a word", "I can't understand a word" ]	67	一窍不通	[ "about something", "know nothing of", "be utterly ignorant of", "utterly stupid and dense", "lack the slightest knowledge of", "not know the AB(of", "be Greek to", "out of one's element", "impenetrably dull", "an absolute blockhead", "a complete ignoramus" ]
jackals of the same lair	[ "A raccoon dog", "jackals of the same tribe", "They are all just as bad as each other." ]	68	一丘之貉	[ "birds of a feather", "tigers from the same den", "brigands of the same stripe", "tarred with the same brush", "cut from the same cloth", "patterned from the same mold", "of the same batch" ]
utterly worthless	[ "worthless", "Not worth a dime." ]	69	一钱不值	[ "not worth a penny", "mere trash" ]
completely clear	[ "clear", "It's clear as day.", "It's clear.", "It's crystal clear." ]	70	一清二楚	[ "as plain as daylight" ]
gone forever	[ "Once gone, never return", "Once gone, never to return", "Once gone, never go back", "Never go back" ]	71	一去不复返	[ "gone and sever to return", "once gone, never to come back", "leave for good" ]
backward both economically and culturally	[ "One poor and two white", "impoverished", "backward-looking", "destitute and impoverished", "destitute and homeless" ]	72	一穷二白	[ "poor and blank", "poverty and blankness" ]
as long as one lives	[ "Surviving", "one breath remains", "one breath left", "one breath left to live" ]	73	一息尚存	[ "so long as one still has a breath left", "till one's last gasp" ]
from bad to worse	[ "A crab is worse than a crab", "A crab is better than a crab" ]	74	一蟹不如一蟹	[ "each crab is smaller than the one before - each one is worse than the last", "get worse and worse" ]
forceful and flowing	[ "A thousand miles", "a torrent of water", "A flood of water", "a torrent", "A flood of" ]	75	一泻千里	[ "rush down a thousand li", "flow down vigorously" ]
laugh off	[ "laugh it off", "dismiss with a smile", "make light of", "dismiss with a grin" ]	76	一笑置之	[ "dismiss with a laugh", "dispose it with a smile" ]
be at one	[ "One Heart One Virtue", "One Heart, One Virtue" ]	77	一心一德	[ "of one heart and one mind", "whole-heartedly and faithfully", "with united will" ]
wholeheartedly	[ "single-minded", "single-mindedly", "Single-mindedness" ]	78	一心一意	[ "with one heart and one mind", "with all one's heart and mind", "put one's whole heart and soul into", "give one's whole mind to", "be bent on", "be intent on", "heart and soul", "with undivided attention" ]
wishful thinking	[ "one's own wishful thinking", "one wishful thinking", "one side of the story" ]	79	一厢情愿	[]
superficial knowledge	[ "Little knowledge", "half-baked", "half-knowledge", "half-knowledgeable" ]	80	一知半解	[ "a smattering of knowledge", "scanty knowledge", "limited and half-understood knowledge", "half knowledge", "sciolism" ]
empty words on a sheet of paper	[ "a piece of paper", "a worthless piece of paper", "a dead letter", "a worthless document" ]	81	一纸空文	[ "a mere scrap of paper", "a bit of waste paper" ]
spend money extravagantly	[ "big bucks", "A throw of the dice", "A throw of the dime", "A Thousand Dollars" ]	82	一掷千金	[ "stake a thousand pieces of geld on one throw", "gamble at high stakes", "spend lavishly", "throw away money like dirt", "spend money like water" ]
once bitten, twice shy	[ "once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope" ]	83	一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳	[ "once bitten by a snake, one shies", "at a coiled rope for the next ten years", "a burnt child dreads the fire", "the scalded cat fears cold water" ]
overnight	[]	84	一朝一夕	[ "in one morning or evening", "in a day", "a short duration of time" ]
a brief dream of grandeur	[ "One Pillow of Yellow Rice", "a pillow of yellow sorghum", "a pillow of sorghum" ]	85	一枕黄粱	[ "Golden Millet Dream" ]
hit the nail on the head	[ "A shot to the heart", "A shot in the dark", "A shot in the arm" ]	86	一针见血	[ "pierce to the truth with a single pertinent remark", "reveal the heart of the matter in a few words", "go right to the heart of the matter", "make a pointed remark", "touch one on the raw", "hit the bird in the eye", "straight from the shoulder" ]
strike a proper balance between work and rest	[ "one by one", "one tension, one slack" ]	87	一张一弛	[ "alternate tension with relaxation" ]
one careless move and the whole game is lost	[ "If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game", "One wrong move and the whole game is lost" ]	88	一着不慎，满盘皆输	[ "a single careless move spoils the entire game", "a trip in one point would have spoiled all" ]
possible mistake or mishap	[ "One mistake and two mistakes", "one mistake and two errors", "one error and two mistakes", "one mistake, two errors" ]	89	一差二错	[]
be at one's wits' end	[ "Nothing can be done", "at a loss for words", "at aloss", "be at a loss for words", "be at a loss" ]	90	一筹莫展	[ "couldn't suggest a move or do a thing", "can find no way out", "be at the end of one's tether", "find oneself in the mire", "not to have a feather to fly with", "with one's finger in one's mouth" ]
spotless	[ "spotlessly clean" ]	91	一尘不染	[ "not soiled by a speck of dust", "not to be stained with a particle of dust" ]
chime in with others	[ "One hundred and one singing", "one voice and a hundred choruses", "one voice and a hundred chords" ]	92	一唱百和	[ "when one starts singing, all the others join in", "meet with general approval", "one sings, all follows" ]
sing the same tune	[ "one sing and one harmony", "One voice and one harmony" ]	93	一唱一和	[ "sing a duet with somebody", "sing in duet", "sing to the tune of", "sing in chorus with", "echo each other", "in tune with", "chime in with" ]
be set in one's ways	[ "routine", "nothing changes", "Nothing is ever the same" ]	94	一成不变	[ "fixed and unchangeable", "immutable and frozen", "hard and fast", "inflexible", "invariable", "changeless", "unalterable", "immutable" ]
touch-and-go	[ "Triggered", "One Touch" ]	95	一触即发	[ "ready to be set off at a touch", "may be triggered at any moment", "be on the verge of breaking out", "touch off an explosive situation", "to an explosive point" ]
collapse at the first encounter	[ "Crash at a touch", "collapse at the first touch", "collapse on impact", "collapse on the first touch" ]	96	一触即溃	[ "be routed at the first encounter" ]
treat all alike without discrimination	[ "Treat everyone equally", "treat all people equally", "treating all people equally" ]	97	一视同仁	[ "extend the same treatment to all", "give equal treatment to both", "regard all with equal favour", "be equally kind to all", "impartial kindness or favour", "not to make chalk of one and cheese of the other", "give the devil his due" ]
a single slip may cause lasting sorrow	[ "One stumble becomes eternal hatred", "A single slip may cause a thousand hatreds." ]	98	一失足成千古恨	[ "the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime", "one false step brings everlasting grief", "a wrong step taken results in eternal regret" ]
get nowhere	[ "Nothing", "be a failure to achieve anything", "be a total failure", "have achieved nothing" ]	99	一事无成	[ "achieve nothing", "nothing accomplished" ]

suffer a string of reverses

[ "One wave is not flat, another wave is rising", "before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises" ]

0

一波未平，一波又起

[ "hardly has one wave subsided when another rises", "one trouble follows another" ]

suffer a crushing defeat

[ "A crushing defeat", "a total failure", "A defeat" ]

1

一败涂地

[ "be ruined completely", "utter failure", "a complete debacle", "an overwhelming defeat", "a total loss", "utterly routed", "bite the dust" ]

lower oneself to the same level as somebody else

[ "General knowledge", "General Insight" ]

2

一般见识

[]

following a prescribed pattern in speech or action

[ "One board and three eyes", "A board with three eyes", "One board, three eyes", "One board with three eyes" ]

3

一板三眼

[ "scrupulous and methodical", "very careful of the rules", "rigid" ]

put on a solemn look

[ "serious", "in earnest", "in good taste", "in a serious mood" ]

4

一本正经

[ "assume a dead serious attitude", "with feigned impartiality", "in all seriousness", "in dead earnest", "prim and proper", "prudish", "priggishly" ]

make big profits with a small capital

[ "a profit", "All in one", "A million dollars" ]

5

一本万利

[ "a small investment brings a ten thousand-fold profit", "highly profitable" ]

wipe out with one stroke of the pen

[ "an erasure", "One stroke to erase", "One stroke of erasure", "one stroke of a pen", "one stroke of a pencil" ]

6

一笔抹杀

[ "blot out at one stroke", "be written off at one stroke", "condemn out of hand", "reject off-hand", "completely deny", "totally negate", "set at naught", "obliterate" ]

cancelled with one stroke of the pen

[ "write off", "write off in one stroke", "write off in one go", "Write it off in one stroke" ]

7

一笔勾销

[ "write off altogether", "write off at one stroke", "abolish at one stroke", "cancel" ]

be in tune with

[ "Exhale through one nostril", "sing from the same nostril", "sing from one nostril" ]

8

一鼻孔出气

[ "breathe through the same nostrils", "sing the same tune", "breathe in the same way", "identify oneself with", "hold identical opinion", "be cheek by jowl with", "gang up with" ]

a helping hand

[ "a hand", "An Armful of Power", "an arm's length", "an arm's length of power" ]

9

一臂之力

[]

have a meteoric rise

[ "One step to the sky", "One Step to Heaven", "One Step to the Top" ]

10

一步登天

[ "reach the sky in a single bound", "attain the highest level in one step", "ascend to heaven at a single bound" ]

once it is started, go through with it

[ "Don't do it, never stop", "I don't do it, I don't rest" ]

11

一不做，二不休

[ "a thing once begun should not be put off until done", "carry the thing through, whatever the consequences", "in for a penny, in for a pound", "over shoes, over boots", "as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb" ]

fit in readily

[ "hit it off", "A beat is a match", "A beat is a good idea." ]

12

一拍即合

[ "chime in easily" ]

mere dust heaps

[ "a handful of loess", "A shovelful of yellow earth", "One shovelful of earth", "A shovelful of earth", "One shovelful of dirt" ]

13

一抔黃土

[ "only a clod of yellow earth", "a grave", "something utterly insignificant" ]

lacking a spirit of cooperation

[ "A plate of loose sand", "a sheet of loose sand", "a sheet of scattered sand" ]

14

一盘散沙

[ "a heap of loose sand -- a nation or group without cohesion, each individual for himself", "in a state of disunity" ]

penniless

[ "destitute" ]

15

一贫如洗

[ "as poor as though everything was washed away", "as poor as a church mouse", "as poor as Job", "not to have a shirt on one's back", "be on one's uppers", "in utter destitution", "poverty-stricken" ]

work hard for one day and do nothing for ten warm for one day and cold for ten days

[ "One exposure and ten cold", "one day's exposure, ten days' cold", "one exposure for ten days", "short attention span" ]

16

一曝十寒

[ "work on and off", "work by fits and starts" ]

exactly alike

[ "exactly the same", "Identical" ]

17

一模一样

[ "be exactly the same as", "as two peas in a pod" ]

take the lead

[ "lead the way", "One horse leads the way", "A horse in the lead", "One horse in the lead", "One horse leads the pack" ]

18

一马当先

[ "gallop to the head", "dash to the front of battle", "be in the fore-front", "be in the van" ]

a wide expanse of flat land

[ "One Horse Pingchuan", "A flat horse", "a flat road", "A horse flat" ]

19

一马平川

[ "flat country" ]

of the same school

[ "Inheritance", "One lineage", "A lineage", "A lineage of the same", "A lineage of the same origin" ]

20

一脉相承

[ "come down in one continuous line", "can be traced to the same origin", "be imbued with the same spirit", "be a true disciple of", "run in a single line", "follow the same", "in the same strain", "a continuation of" ]

miserly

[ "unplugged", "stingy", "stubbornly" ]

21

一毛不拔

[ "unwilling to give up even a hair - very stingy", "unwilling even to pluck out a hair for another - not to give a cent", "very sparing in spending money", "not to lift a finger to help", "refuse to be put to trouble", "as close as a clam", "cheese paring", "parsimonious" ]

one-sided statement

[ "one-sided words", "one side of the story", "one side of a story" ]

22

一面之词

[ "the statement of only one of the parties" ]

have met only once

[ "side by side", "A face to face", "A face-to-face meeting", "A face-to-face relationship" ]

23

一面之交

[ "be casually acquainted" ]

rocket to fame

[ "blockbuster", "amaze the world with a single shot", "amaze the world", "astonishing" ]

24

一鸣惊人

[ "amaze the world with a single brilliant feat", "make one's mark at the first shot", "win popularity with the first work", "set the Thames on fire" ]

kick the bucket

[ "to death", "one life is lost", "One Life", "one death" ]

25

一命呜呼

[ "be snuffed out", "launch into eternity", "go west", "pass away", "drop dead", "die" ]

understand fully at a glance

[ "at a glance" ]

26

一目了然

[ "be clear at a glance", "see all at a glance", "see with half an eye", "be written all over one's face", "carry on its face", "he that runs may read", "leap to the eye" ]

take in ten lines at one glance

[ "Ten lines at a glance", "10 lines at a glance", "Ten lines in a row" ]

27

一目十行

[]

by the skin of one's teeth

[ "One shot", "A Thousand Shots", "One shot for a thousand pounds" ]

28

一发千钧

[ "a hundredweight hanging by hair in imminent peril", "a thousand piculs suspended by a single hair", "in a most dangerous condition", "an impending disaster", "hang upon a thread", "be in the balance", "the sword of Damocles" ]

plain sailing

[ "smooth sailing", "A smooth sailing" ]

29

一帆风顺

[ "have a favourable wind throughout the voyage", "sail before the wind without a hitch", "good innings" ]

act out of character

[ "uncharacteristically", "a departure from the norm", "out of the ordinary", "out of character" ]

30

一反常态

[ "depart from one's normal behavior" ]

just an occasional, minor success

[ "One hits at a time", "a success", "A gainful achievement", "a success story" ]

31

一得之功

[]

my humble opinion -

[ "The foolishness", "a fool's errand", "A Fool's Choice", "A Foolishness of Gain" ]

32

一得之愚

[]

make a clean break

[ "Cut in two", "one cut, two cuts", "One cut, two breaks" ]

33

一刀两断

[ "cut into two at one stroke of the knife", "be severed into two at one blow", "sever connections with somebody" ]

the sum total

[ "a scraper", "a mess of scrapes", "a mess of shavings", "a mess of scrapers", "a mess of shaving" ]

34

一塌刮子

[ "a grand total" ]

in a complete mess

[ "a mess", "a complete mess", "a total mess" ]

35

一塌糊涂

[ "in an awful state", "in an awful mess", "in a muddle", "a hell of a mess" ]

a stagnated, dull atmosphere

[ "a pool of stagnant water", "A pool of dead water" ]

36

一潭死水

[ "a pond of stagnant water" ]

an easygoing atmosphere

[ "peace of mind", "A harmonious group", "A harmonious group of people" ]

37

一团和气

[ "keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle", "keep on the right side of everyone", "a prevailing mood of harmony", "unprincipled peace", "harmony all around" ]

a momentary slip

[ "difference of thought", "a slip of the tongue", "One thought", "a single thought" ]

38

一念之差

[ "a wrong decision made in a moment of weakness" ]

a solemn promise

[ "A promise of gold", "A promise of a thousand dollars", "A Promise of a Thousand Pieces" ]

39

一诺千金

[ "a verbal promise is worth a thousand ounces of gold", "a promise that will be kept", "one's word is as good as one's bond", "a bargain's a bargain" ]

put things right once and for ail

[ "once and for all", "Get it done once and for all" ]

40

一劳永逸

[ "by one supreme effort to win eternal ease", "get something done once for all", "solutions that hold good for all time" ]

take in everything at a glance

[ "unobstructed view", "be plainly visible", "in full view", "in plain view", "at a glance" ]

41

一览无余

[]

death ends all one's troubles

[ "one hundred", "once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved" ]

42

一了百了

[ "one finished all is finished", "when a man is dead, everything is finished", "all troubles end when the main trouble ends" ]

odd bits / fragments

[ "One Scale Half Claw", "one scale and half a claw", "only odd bits and pieces" ]

43

一鳞半爪

[ "just a few known details of a larger whole" ]

have a good trip

[ "safe journey", "Have a safe trip", "Have a safe journey" ]

44

一路平安

[ "have a pleasant journey", "a pleasant journey to you!", "a safe journey", "bon voyage!" ]

suffer a sudden decline

[ "plummeted", "suffer a sudden, devastating decline", "drop a thousand zhang", "take a dive" ]

45

一落千丈

[ "drop 10,000 feet in one fall", "a precipitate drop", "rapid declension" ]

rid oneself of an old habit

[ "Change the way", "A change from the old ways", "A change from the old rut", "A change from the old way" ]

46

一改故辙

[ "depart from the old rut and courageously set on a new way" ]

put in the same category

[ "In general terms", "generalize", "generalization", "generalizations", "lump sum" ]

47

一概而论

[ "treat as the same", "lump people or things under one head", "lump together" ]

spick-and-span

[ "clean", "one and all", "one and two-thirds", "one clean", "one dry" ]

48

一干二净

[ "root and branch", "hook, stock and barrel", "hook, line and sinker", "thoroughly", "completely", "neat and tidy" ]

get something done in one vigorous effort

[ "all in one go", "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in a single bound" ]

49

一鼓作气

[ "at the first drum courage is aroused", "with one effort it can be accomplished", "press on to the finish without letup", "at one fling", "at a dash" ]

divided leadership

[ "One country, three princes", "One country and three princes" ]

50

一国三公

[ "a state with three rulers" ]

finish off with a single blow

[ "kill with a stick", "beaten to death with a single stick", "beaten to death with a stick", "beaten to death by a stick", "beat to death with a stick" ]

51

一棍子打死

[ "knock somebody down at one stroke", "kill with a blow", "deal one fatal blow", "shatter at one stroke", "completely negate" ]

every moment is precious

[ "A moment of gold", "A moment is worth a thousand dollars", "A moment is worth a thousand" ]

52

一刻千金

[ "value every minute" ]

a narrow view

[ "A hole in sight", "One-sided view", "One-eyed view", "A Hole in the Head", "A Hole in the Wall" ]

53

一孔之见

[]

disperse after making a noise

[ "go away", "disperse in a confusion", "disperse in confusion", "disperse in a heap", "disperse in a confused mass" ]

54

一哄而散

[ "break up" ]

have hundreds at one's beck and call

[ "One Hubano", "one call for a hundred promises", "one call for 100 promises" ]

55

一呼百诺

[ "when one gives a call, a hundred respond" ]

an appeal meets with immediate response

[ "A hundred calls", "One call for a hundred responses", "One call for a hundred answers" ]

56

一呼百应

[ "a call draws response from hundreds of people", "hundreds respond to a single call", "ready to go into action in their hundreds" ]

be done with one stroke of the pen

[ "in a flash", "with a single swing", "with a single swipe", "with a single stroke", "with one swing" ]

57

一挥而就

[ "a flourish of the pen and it's done", "finish a piece of writing or a painting at one go" ]

speciality

[ "a skill", "One skill", "A skill in the field" ]

58

一技之长

[ "proficiency in a particular line", "professional skill", "a single skill" ]

fall in love at first sight

[]

59

一见钟情

[ "love at first sight" ]

kill two birds with one stone

[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Double whammy" ]

60

一箭双雕

[ "shoot two hawks with one arrow", "one arrow shot two eagles", "answer a double purpose", "achieve two things at one stroke", "dual gain" ]

become fast friends at the first meeting

[ "See you soon", "It's like seeing each other." ]

61

一见如故

[ "feel like old friends at the first meeting", "friendly at the first meeting" ]

achieve two things at one stroke

[ "Two birds with one stone", "Two birds, one stone", "Two in one" ]

62

一举两得

[ "kill two birds with one stone" ]

achieve instant fame

[ "rise to fame", "One shot at fame", "One shot to fame", "One hit" ]

63

一举成名

[ "become famous overnight" ]

fail utterly

[ "slumped", "one stumble, unable to recover", "one stumble, no recovery", "one stumble, but no recovery" ]

64

一蹶不振

[ "once fallen never to rise again", "unable to get up after a fall", "collapse after one setback", "never be able to recover after a setback", "be roundly defeated" ]

have a showdown with

[ "Showdown", "A showdown", "A battle of the sexes", "A fight for the ages" ]

65

一决雌雄

[ "wage a decisive fight or battle against - see who is master", "fight to see who is the stronger", "fight it out" ]

form a coherent whole

[ "all in one go", "in one fell swoop", "in one go", "in one breath", "one breath" ]

66

一气呵成

[ "make smooth reading", "get something done at one go", "accomplish something without any interruption or letup", "at a heat", "at a stretch", "at a dash", "in a breath" ]

not to know the first thing

[ "know nothing", "I don't understand a word", "I can't understand a word" ]

67

一窍不通

[ "about something", "know nothing of", "be utterly ignorant of", "utterly stupid and dense", "lack the slightest knowledge of", "not know the AB(of", "be Greek to", "out of one's element", "impenetrably dull", "an absolute blockhead", "a complete ignoramus" ]

jackals of the same lair

[ "A raccoon dog", "jackals of the same tribe", "They are all just as bad as each other." ]

68

一丘之貉

[ "birds of a feather", "tigers from the same den", "brigands of the same stripe", "tarred with the same brush", "cut from the same cloth", "patterned from the same mold", "of the same batch" ]

utterly worthless

[ "worthless", "Not worth a dime." ]

69

一钱不值

[ "not worth a penny", "mere trash" ]

completely clear

[ "clear", "It's clear as day.", "It's clear.", "It's crystal clear." ]

70

一清二楚

[ "as plain as daylight" ]

gone forever

[ "Once gone, never return", "Once gone, never to return", "Once gone, never go back", "Never go back" ]

71

一去不复返

[ "gone and sever to return", "once gone, never to come back", "leave for good" ]

backward both economically and culturally

[ "One poor and two white", "impoverished", "backward-looking", "destitute and impoverished", "destitute and homeless" ]

72

一穷二白

[ "poor and blank", "poverty and blankness" ]

as long as one lives

[ "Surviving", "one breath remains", "one breath left", "one breath left to live" ]

73

一息尚存

[ "so long as one still has a breath left", "till one's last gasp" ]

from bad to worse

[ "A crab is worse than a crab", "A crab is better than a crab" ]

74

一蟹不如一蟹

[ "each crab is smaller than the one before - each one is worse than the last", "get worse and worse" ]

forceful and flowing

[ "A thousand miles", "a torrent of water", "A flood of water", "a torrent", "A flood of" ]

75

一泻千里

[ "rush down a thousand li", "flow down vigorously" ]

laugh off

[ "laugh it off", "dismiss with a smile", "make light of", "dismiss with a grin" ]

76

一笑置之

[ "dismiss with a laugh", "dispose it with a smile" ]

be at one

[ "One Heart One Virtue", "One Heart, One Virtue" ]

77

一心一德

[ "of one heart and one mind", "whole-heartedly and faithfully", "with united will" ]

wholeheartedly

[ "single-minded", "single-mindedly", "Single-mindedness" ]

78

一心一意

[ "with one heart and one mind", "with all one's heart and mind", "put one's whole heart and soul into", "give one's whole mind to", "be bent on", "be intent on", "heart and soul", "with undivided attention" ]

wishful thinking

[ "one's own wishful thinking", "one wishful thinking", "one side of the story" ]

79

一厢情愿

[]

superficial knowledge

[ "Little knowledge", "half-baked", "half-knowledge", "half-knowledgeable" ]

80

一知半解

[ "a smattering of knowledge", "scanty knowledge", "limited and half-understood knowledge", "half knowledge", "sciolism" ]

empty words on a sheet of paper

[ "a piece of paper", "a worthless piece of paper", "a dead letter", "a worthless document" ]

81

一纸空文

[ "a mere scrap of paper", "a bit of waste paper" ]

spend money extravagantly

[ "big bucks", "A throw of the dice", "A throw of the dime", "A Thousand Dollars" ]

82

一掷千金

[ "stake a thousand pieces of geld on one throw", "gamble at high stakes", "spend lavishly", "throw away money like dirt", "spend money like water" ]

once bitten, twice shy

[ "once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope" ]

83

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

[ "once bitten by a snake, one shies", "at a coiled rope for the next ten years", "a burnt child dreads the fire", "the scalded cat fears cold water" ]

overnight

[]

84

一朝一夕

[ "in one morning or evening", "in a day", "a short duration of time" ]

a brief dream of grandeur

[ "One Pillow of Yellow Rice", "a pillow of yellow sorghum", "a pillow of sorghum" ]

85

一枕黄粱

[ "Golden Millet Dream" ]

hit the nail on the head

[ "A shot to the heart", "A shot in the dark", "A shot in the arm" ]

86

一针见血

[ "pierce to the truth with a single pertinent remark", "reveal the heart of the matter in a few words", "go right to the heart of the matter", "make a pointed remark", "touch one on the raw", "hit the bird in the eye", "straight from the shoulder" ]

strike a proper balance between work and rest

[ "one by one", "one tension, one slack" ]

87

一张一弛

[ "alternate tension with relaxation" ]

one careless move and the whole game is lost

[ "If you are not careful, you will lose the whole game", "One wrong move and the whole game is lost" ]

88

一着不慎，满盘皆输

[ "a single careless move spoils the entire game", "a trip in one point would have spoiled all" ]

possible mistake or mishap

[ "One mistake and two mistakes", "one mistake and two errors", "one error and two mistakes", "one mistake, two errors" ]

89

一差二错

[]

be at one's wits' end

[ "Nothing can be done", "at a loss for words", "at aloss", "be at a loss for words", "be at a loss" ]

90

一筹莫展

[ "couldn't suggest a move or do a thing", "can find no way out", "be at the end of one's tether", "find oneself in the mire", "not to have a feather to fly with", "with one's finger in one's mouth" ]

spotless

[ "spotlessly clean" ]

91

一尘不染

[ "not soiled by a speck of dust", "not to be stained with a particle of dust" ]

chime in with others

[ "One hundred and one singing", "one voice and a hundred choruses", "one voice and a hundred chords" ]

92

一唱百和

[ "when one starts singing, all the others join in", "meet with general approval", "one sings, all follows" ]

sing the same tune

[ "one sing and one harmony", "One voice and one harmony" ]

93

一唱一和

[ "sing a duet with somebody", "sing in duet", "sing to the tune of", "sing in chorus with", "echo each other", "in tune with", "chime in with" ]

be set in one's ways

[ "routine", "nothing changes", "Nothing is ever the same" ]

94

一成不变

[ "fixed and unchangeable", "immutable and frozen", "hard and fast", "inflexible", "invariable", "changeless", "unalterable", "immutable" ]

touch-and-go

[ "Triggered", "One Touch" ]

95

一触即发

[ "ready to be set off at a touch", "may be triggered at any moment", "be on the verge of breaking out", "touch off an explosive situation", "to an explosive point" ]

collapse at the first encounter

[ "Crash at a touch", "collapse at the first touch", "collapse on impact", "collapse on the first touch" ]

96

一触即溃

[ "be routed at the first encounter" ]

treat all alike without discrimination

[ "Treat everyone equally", "treat all people equally", "treating all people equally" ]

97

一视同仁

[ "extend the same treatment to all", "give equal treatment to both", "regard all with equal favour", "be equally kind to all", "impartial kindness or favour", "not to make chalk of one and cheese of the other", "give the devil his due" ]

a single slip may cause lasting sorrow

[ "One stumble becomes eternal hatred", "A single slip may cause a thousand hatreds." ]

98

一失足成千古恨

[ "the error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime", "one false step brings everlasting grief", "a wrong step taken results in eternal regret" ]

get nowhere

[ "Nothing", "be a failure to achieve anything", "be a total failure", "have achieved nothing" ]

99

一事无成

[ "achieve nothing", "nothing accomplished" ]

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