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+0, 不作不死。,Bù zuò bù sǐ. 'Not do not die.', If you don't do stupid things you won't end up in tragedy.,Wisdom,Chinese
+1, 塞翁失马，焉知非福。,"Sài Wēng shī mǎ, yān zhī fēi fú. 'Sai Weng [legendary old man's name] lost horse, how know not blessing'.", Blessings come in disguise.,Wisdom,Chinese
+2, 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。,"Xiǎodòng bù bǔ, dàdòng chī kǔ.'small hole not mend; big hole eat hardship'"," If small holes aren't fixed, then big holes will bring hardship.",Wisdom,Chinese
+3, 水满则溢。,Shuǐmǎn zé yì. 'water full but overflows', Water flows in only to flow out.,Wisdom,Chinese
+4, 读万卷书不如行万里路。 ,"Dú wànjuànshū bù rú xíng wànlǐlù. 'reading 10,000 books, not as good as walking 10,000 li road'", It's better to walk thousands of miles than to read thousands of books.,Wisdom,Chinese
+5, 三个和尚没水喝。 ,Sān gè héshàng méi shuǐ hē. 'three monks have no water to drink', Too many cooks spoil the broth.,Wisdom,Chinese
+6, 一笑解千愁。 ,"Yī xiào jiě qiānchou. 'one smile undoes 1,000 worries'", A smile dispels many worries.,Wisdom,Chinese
+7," 笑一笑,十年少。 ","Xiào yī xiào, shínián shào. 'laugh,ten years younger'", Happiness is the best cosmetic.,Wisdom,Chinese
+8, 美名胜过美貌。 ,Měimíng shèng guò měimào. 'beautiful name beats beautiful looks', A good name is better than a good face.,Wisdom,Chinese
+9, 不善始者不善终。 ,Bú shànshǐzhě bù shànzhōng. 'not good starter not good end', A bad beginning makes a bad ending.,Wisdom,Chinese
+10, 大处着眼，小处着手。,"Dàchù zhuó yǎn, xiǎochù zhuó shǒu. 'big points apply eye; small points apply hand'", Keep the general goal in sight while tackling daily tasks.,Wisdom,Chinese
+11, 一步一个脚印。 ,Yībù yīgè jiǎoyìn. 'one step one footprint', Every step makes a footprint.,Wisdom,Chinese
+12, 一个萝卜一个坑儿。 ,Yīgè luóbo yīgè kēngr. 'one turnip one hole'," Each has his own task, and nobody is dispensable.",Wisdom,Chinese
+13, 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 ,"Liú dé qīngshān zài, búpà méi chái shāo. 'remain green hills present, not fear no firewood burn'"," While there are green hills, there'll be wood to burn.",Wisdom,Chinese
+14, 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 ,Yī niǎo zài shǒu shèng guò shuāng niǎo zài lín 'one bird in hand beats pair birds in forest', A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.,Wisdom,Chinese
+15, 人无完人，金无足赤。,"Rén wú wánrén, jīn wú zúchì. 'man lackperfect man; gold lack enoughred'", No man is a perfect man; no gold is sufficiently bare.,Wisdom,Chinese
+16," 千军易得, 一将难求。 ","Qiānjūn yìdé, yī jiang nánqiú. 'thousand army easy obtain; one general hard request'"," It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general.",Wisdom,Chinese
+17, 宰相肚里好撑船。 ,Zǎixiànɡ dùlǐ hǎo chēnɡchuán. 'prime minister stomach inside good-to pole boat', A prime minister's mind should be broad enough for poling a boat.,Wisdom,Chinese
+18, 难得糊涂。 ,Nándé hútu. 'hard get confusion', Ignorance is bliss.,Wisdom,Chinese
+19, 祸从口出。 ,Huò cóng kǒu chū. 'disaster from mouth exits', Disaster comes from careless talk.,Wisdom,Chinese
+20, 三人一条心，黄土变成金。,"Sānrén yìtiáoxīn, huángtǔ biàn chéng jīn. 'three people one heart; yellow earth become gold'"," If people are of one heart, even loess can become gold.",Wisdom,Chinese
+21, 身正不怕影子斜。,Shēnzhèng búpà yǐngzi xié. 'body straight not fear shadow slanting', One who stands straight doesn't fear a crooked shadow.,Wisdom,Chinese
+22, 有借有还，再借不难。,"Yǒu jiè yǒu huán, zài jiè bùnán. Have loan have repayment; again loan not hard.", Timely return of a loan makes it easier to borrow a second time.,Wisdom,Chinese
+23, 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 ,"Làzhú zhàoliàng biérén, què huǐmiè le zìjǐ. 'candle illuminates others, yet destroys itself'", A candle lights others and consumes itself.,Wisdom,Chinese
+24," 种瓜得瓜, 种豆得豆。 ","Zhòngguā dé guā, zhòngdòu dé dòu. 'sow melons reap melons; sow beans reap beans'", You reap what you sow.,Wisdom,Chinese
+25,欲速则不达。 ,Yù sù zé bùdá. 'Desire speed but not attain.', Those who just want speed don't succeed.,Wisdom,Chinese
+26," 近水知鱼性, 近山识鸟音。 ","Jìn shuǐ zhī yúxìng; jìn shān shí niǎoyīn. 'near water know fish shape, near mountain know bird sound'", To know a fish go to the water; to know a bird's song go to the mountains.,Friendship,Chinese
+27, 听君一席话，胜读十年书。,"Tīng jūn yīxíhuà, shèng dú shíniánshū 'hear gentleman remarks, beats reading ten year books'", Listening to a lord's remarks is better than reading books for ten years.,Friendship,Chinese
+28," 凡人不可貌相, 海水不可斗量。 ","Fánrén bù kě màoxiàng, hǎishuǐ bù kě dòuliàng. 'mortals can't judge by appearance, sea water can't cup measure'", Man cannot be judged by looks; seas cannot be measured by cup.,Friendship,Chinese
+29, 有缘千里来相会。,"Yǒuyuán qiānlǐ lái xiānghuì. 'Have fate 1,000 li [or a long way] together meet'", Fate brings people together from far apart.,Friendship,Chinese
+30, 君子之交淡如水。 ,Jūnzǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ 'gentleman's friendship bland like water', A gentleman's friendship is insipid as water.,Friendship,Chinese
+31, 入乡随俗。 ,Rù xiāng suí sú 'enter district follow custom', When entering a locality follow the local customs.,Friendship,Chinese
+32, 患难见真情。 ,Huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng 'Hardship see true situation', In hardship we see true friendship.,Friendship,Chinese
+33, 知音难觅。 ,Zhīyīn nánmì. 'soul mate hard find', An intimate friend is hard to find.,Friendship,Chinese
+34, 广交友，无深交。 ,"Guǎng jiāoyǒu, wú shēnjiāo. 'widely make friends, no deep friendship'", Numerous friends means no deep friendship.,Friendship,Chinese
+35, 道不同，不相为谋。 ,"Dào bùtóng, bù xiāng wéi móu. 'principles different, not harmonious for schemes'", Men of different principles don't work well together.,Friendship,Chinese
+36, 一见钟情。 ,Yíjiàn zhōngqíng. 'one look fall-in-love', Love at first sight.,Love,Chinese
+37, 愿得一人心，白首不相离。,"Yuàndé yīrénxīn, báishǒu bùxiānglí. 'wish get a person heart, white head not one-another apart"," Long for a heart, never be apart.",Love,Chinese
+38, 执子之手，与子偕老。 ,"Zhí zǐ zhī shǒu, yǔ zǐ xiélǎo. 'grasp your hand, with you grow-old-together"," Hold hands with you, grow old with you.",Love,Chinese
+39, 爱屋及乌。,Ai wū jí wū. 'love house and crow', Love the house and its crow.,Love,Chinese
+40, 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 ,"Luóbo qīngcài, gè yǒu suǒ ài. 'radishes greens, each have that-which loves'"," Radishes and greens, each have those who love them.",Love,Chinese
+41, 在天愿作比翼鸟，在地愿为连理枝。 ,"Zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐyìniǎo, zài dì yuàn wéi liánlǐzhī. 'in sky wish be fly-wing-to-wing birds; on earth wish be grow-together branches.", Birds flying in the sky as one; branches growing on the earth as one.,Love,Chinese
+42, 有情人终成眷属。 ,Yǒuqínɡrén zhōnɡ chénɡ juànshǔ. 'in-love people finally become spouses', People in love become spouses in the end.,Love,Chinese
+43, 情人眼里出西施。 ,Qínɡrén yǎnlǐ chū xīshī. 'lover eye inside appears Xishi [name; foremost of the Four Legendary Chinese Beauties], In a lover's eye is the foremost Beauty.,Love,Chinese
+44, 爱之深，责之切。,"Ài zhī shēn zé zhī qiē. 'love's deep, discipline's cutting'"," Love deep, chastise deep.",Love,Chinese
+45, 有情饮水饱，无情食饭饥。 ,"Yǒuqínɡ yínshuǐbǎo, wúqínɡ shífànjī. 'Have affection drink water full; no affection eat food hungry'", With love water is enough; without love food doesn't satisfy.,Love,Chinese
+46, 月到中秋分外明，每逢佳节倍思亲。 ,"Yuè dào zhōngqiū fènwài míng, měi féng jiājié bèi sīqīn. 'moon reach Mid-Autumn exceptionally bright, every holiday multiply homesick'", The harvest moon is brightest; every festival homesickness multiplies.,Family,Chinese
+47, 儿行千里母担忧。 ,"Er xíng qiānlǐ mǔ dānyōu. 'son travels 1,000 li [a long way; 500 km] mother worries'"," When children travel far, mothers worry.",Family,Chinese
+48, 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。,"Dànyuàn rénchángjiǔ, qiānlǐ gòngchánjuān. 'Yet wish personlong-time, 1,000 li [a long way; 500 km] share moon[beauty]'"," Wishing us long life, though sharing moonlight from afar.",Family,Chinese
+49, 家和万事兴。 ,Jiāhé wànshìxīnɡ. 'family harmonious everything prospers', If a family is harmonious everything will go well.,Family,Chinese
+50, 家家有本难念的经。 ,Jiājiā yǒu běn nán niàn de jīnɡ. 'Every-family has own difficult remembered experience.', Every family has its problems.,Family,Chinese
+51, 清官难断家务事。 ,Qīnɡɡuān nán duàn jiāwùshì. 'honest-official difficult judge household affairs., Even an upright official finds it hard to settle a family quarrel.,Family,Chinese
+52, 有其父，必有其子。 ,"Yǒuqífù，bìyǒuqízǐ. 'have his father, must have his son'"," Where there's a father, there's his son.",Family,Chinese
+53, 家丑不可外扬。 ,Jiāchǒu bù kě wài yánɡ. 'family shame can't outside propagate', Family shames must not be spread abroad.,Family,Chinese
+54, 不当家，不知柴米贵。 ,"Bù dānɡjiā，bù zhī cháimǐ ɡuì. 'Not manage household, not know firewood rice precious'"," If you don't run the family, you don't know the value of fuel and rice.",Family,Chinese
+55, 金窝，银窝，不如自家的狗窝。 ,"Jīnwō, yínwō, bùrú zìjiā de ɡǒuwō. 'gold nest, silver nest, not-as-good-as own family's kennel'", Gold and silver nests can't beat one's family kennel.,Family,Chinese
+56, 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 ,"Bīngdòng sān chǐ, fēi yīrì zhī hán. 'freeze 3 chi [3 chi = 1 meter], not one day's cold'", It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze a meter deep.,Encouragement,Chinese
+57, 机不可失，时不再来。,"Jī bùkě shī, shí búzài lái. 'Opportunity can't lose, time not again come'", Don't miss opportunities: time doesn't come round again.,Encouragement,Chinese
+58, 人心齐，泰山移。,"Rénxīn qí, Tàishān yí. 'people heart together, Mount Tai move'"," When people work with one heart, they can even move Mount Tai. Tweet",Encouragement,Chinese
+59, 万事开头难。,Wànshì kāitóu nán. 'everything start difficult', All things are difficult at the start. Tweet,Encouragement,Chinese
+60, 失败是成功之母。,Shībài shì chénggōng zhī mǔ. 'failure is success's mother', Failure is the mother of success.,Encouragement,Chinese
+61, 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。 ,"Zhǐyào gōngfū shēn, tiěchǔ mó chén gzhēn. 'just need effort deep, iron rod grind become needle'", It just needs hard work to grind an iron rod into a needle.,Encouragement,Chinese
+62, 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 ,"Shuǐ dī shí chuān, shéng jù mù duàn. 'water drop stone pierce, rope saw wood sever'", Water drops pierce stone; rope saws cut wood.,Encouragement,Chinese
+63, 一日之计在于晨。 ,Yīrì zhī jì zàiyú chén. 'a day's plan lies in dawn', A day's planning is done at dawn.,Encouragement,Chinese
+64, 千里之行，始于足下。,"Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐyú zúxià. 1,000-li [500 km or a long way] journey, start with foot down.", A thousand-li journey starts with a footfall.,Encouragement,Chinese
+65, 否极泰来。 ,Pǐ jí tài lái. 'evil extreme peace come', Peace replaces extreme evil.,Encouragement,Chinese
+66, 青出于蓝而胜于蓝。 ,Qīng chūyú lán ér shèngyú lán. 'green come-from blue moreover surpasses blue'," Green is from blue, and better than blue.",Encouragement,Chinese
+67, 老骥伏枥，志在千里。 ,"Lǎojì fúlì, zhì zài qiānlǐ. 'old warhorse lie stable, ambition at 1,000 li [500 km; a long way]", An old warhorse in the stable still longs to gallop a thousand li.,Encouragement,Chinese
+68, 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。 ,"Chī dé kǔzhōngkǔ, fāng wéi rénshàngrén. 'eat gain pain in pain, method for man on man'", Enduring deepening pain is how man ascends.,Encouragement,Chinese
+69, 先到先得。 ,Xiān dào xiān dé. 'first arrive first get', The first to arrive is the first to succeed.,Encouragement,Chinese
+70, 守得云开见月明。 ,Shǒu dé yún kāi jiàn yuèmíng. 'keep-watch gain cloud open see moonlight', Watch till clouds part to see moonlight.,Encouragement,Chinese
+71, 逆境出人才。 ,Nìjìng chū réncái. 'adversity produces talented-person', Adversity yields flair.,Encouragement,Chinese
+72, 吃一堑，长一智。,"Chī yīqiàn, zhǎng yízhì. 'eat a moat, grow a wisdom'"," Suffer a moat, grow in wisdom.",Encouragement,Chinese
+73, 不能一口吃成胖子。,Bùnéng yīkǒu chī chéng pàngzi. 'can't one mouthful eat become fat-person', You can't get fat with one mouthful.,Encouragement,Chinese
+74, 风无常顺，兵无常胜。,"Fēng wú chángshùn, bīng wú chángshèng. 'wind not always favorable; soldiers not always win'", Wind isn't always favorable; soldiers aren't always victorious.,Encouragement,Chinese
+75, 星星之火，可以燎原。 ,"Xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuan. 'star's fire, can shine far'", Starlight shines far.,Encouragement,Chinese
+76, 哀兵必胜。 ,Āibīng bì sheng. 'sorrowful soldiers must win', An aggrieved army is sure to win.,Encouragement,Chinese
+77, 书是随时携带的花园。,Shū shì suíshí xiédài de huāyuán. 'book is at-all-times carried garden', A book is a pocket garden.,Education,Chinese
+78, 活到老，学到老。,"Huó dào lǎo, xué dào lǎo. 'live till old, study till old."," Live till you're old, and study till you're old.",Education,Chinese
+79, 好书如挚友。,Hǎoshū rú zhìyǒu. 'good book as-good-as close-friend', A good book is like a good friend.,Education,Chinese
+80, 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。,"Yícùn guāngyīn yícùnjīn, cùnjīn nán mǎi cùnguāngyīn. '1 cun [Chinese inch, 1/30 m] time 1 cun gold, cun gold difficult buy cun time'"," An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold may not buy an inch of time.",Education,Chinese
+81, 好记性不如烂笔头。,Hǎojìxìng bù rú lànbǐtóu. 'good memory not-as-good-as rotten pen', A good memory can't beat a bad pen.,Education,Chinese
+82, 花有重开日，人无再少年。 ,"Huā yǒu chóng kāi rì, rén wú zài shào nián. 'flower has again open day, people no again youth'", Flowers may bloom again; you're never young again.,Education,Chinese
+83, 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。,"Xué ér bùsī zé wǎng, sī ér bùxué zé dài. 'study but not think then deceive, think but not study then dangerous'", Learning without thought is deceptive; thought without learning is perilous.,Education,Chinese
+84, 书到用时方恨少。 ,Shū dào yòngshí fāng hènshǎo. 'books till use time just-when hate few'," When using books, you'll regret reading few.",Education,Chinese
+85, 读书须用意，一字值千金。 ,"dúshū xū yòngyì, yīzì zhí qiānjīn. 'reading books needs use attention, one word worth 1,000 gold'", Reading requires concentration; a word may be worth a fortune.,Education,Chinese
+86, 严师出高徒。 ,Yánshī chū gāotú. 'strict teacher produces brilliant student', Strict teachers produce fine students.,Education,Chinese
+87, 事实胜于雄辩。 ,Shìshí shèng yú xióngbiàn., Facts beat eloquence.,Literature,Chinese
+88, 一言既出，驷马难追。,"Yìyán jì chū, sìmǎ nán zhuī. 'a word already produced, team-of-4-horses difficult chase'", A team of horses will struggle to chase down a spoken word.,Literature,Chinese
+89, 路遥知马力，日久见人心。,"Lùyáo zhī mǎlì, rìjiǔ jiàn rénxīn. 'road distant know horse strength, days old see man heart'"," As distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's character.",Literature,Chinese
+90, 无规矩不成方圆。,Wú guīju bù chéng fāngyuán. 'no standards not become perimeter', Without standards no boundaries are set.,Literature,Chinese
+91, 惩前毖后。 ,Chéngqiánbìhòu. 'punish before prevent after', Punishing those who come before stops those who come after from doing something.,Literature,Chinese
+92, 三思而后行。 ,"Sānsī ér hòu xíng. ""three thoughts and after act""", Think thrice before you act.,Literature,Chinese
+93, 良药苦口。 ,Liángyào kǔ kǒu 'good medicine bitter mouth', Good medicine tastes bitter.,Literature,Chinese
+94, 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。,"Yǒulǐ zǒubiàn tiānxià, wúlǐ cùnbù nánxíng. 'have truth walk all land-under-heaven; no truth cun [Chinese inch; 1/30 m] step difficult walk'"," With truth on your side, you can go anywhere; without truth, you can't take a tiny step.",Literature,Chinese
+95, 当局者迷，旁观者清。,"Dāngjúzhě mí, pángguānzhě qīng. 'player confused; spectator clear'", The player is lost; the watcher is lucid.,Literature,Chinese
+96, 十年树木，百年树人。 ,"Shínián shù mù, bǎinián shù rén. '10 years cultivate wood, 100 years cultivate man'"," Ten years to cultivate wood, a hundred years to cultivate a man.",Literature,Chinese
+97, 民以食为天。 ,Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān. Subjects think food is heaven., Food is the first priority of the people.,Literature,Chinese
+98, 善有善报。 ,Shàn yǒu shànbào. 'good have good recompense', Repay good with good.,Literature,Chinese
+99, 顾左右而言他。,Gù zuǒyòu ér yán tā. 'deliberately approximate and talk something-else', Deliberately vague and deflective.,Literature,Chinese
+100, 几家欢喜几家愁。,Jǐjiā huānxǐ jǐjiā chou. 'few families happy few families worried'," While some are happy, some are anxious.",Literature,Chinese
+101, 人过留名，雁过留声。,"Rén guò liúmíng, yàn guò liúsheng. 'man passes leaves name, swallow passes leaves sound'"," A person leaves a reputation, as a swallow leaves its call.",Literature,Chinese
+102, 万事俱备，只欠东风。,"Wànshì jù bèi, zhǐ qiàn dōngfēng. 'all ready, only lack east wind'", Everything's ready except the east wind.,Literature,Chinese
+103, 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。,"Máquè suī xiǎo, wǔzàng jù quán. 'sparrow although small, five organs entirely complete'"," Small as it is, the sparrow has all the vital organs.",Literature,Chinese
+104, 桂林山水甲天下。,Guìlín shānshuǐ jiǎtiānxià. Guilin mountains-and-water best under-heaven, Guilin's scenery's best on earth.,Literature,Chinese
+105, 哑巴吃饺子，心里有数。 ,"Yǎba chī jiǎozi, xīnlǐ yǒushù. 'mute eats dumplings, heart inside has number'"," When a mute eats dumplings, he knows how many he has eaten.",Literature,Chinese
+106, 人逢喜事精神爽。 ,Rén féng xǐshì jīngshén shuǎng. 'man meet happy-occasion spirit invigorated', A happy occasion gladdens the spirit.,Literature,Chinese
+107,一举两得。,Yī jǔ liǎng dé. 'one move two gains', Two benefits from one action.,Literature,Chinese
+108, 如坐针毡。 ,Rú zuò zhēnzhān. 'like sit needle felt', Like sitting on a carpet of needles.,Literature,Chinese
+109, 逆来顺受。 ,Nì lái shùn shòu. 'adversity come follow receive'," When adversity comes, receive it favorably.",Literature,Chinese
+110, 化干戈为玉帛。 ,Huà gāngē wéiyùbó. 'change shield spear for jade silk', Replace weapons with jade and silk.,Literature,Chinese
+111, 此地无银三百两。 ,Cǐ dì wú yín sānbǎi liǎng. 'this ground no silver 300 taels', This ground doesn't have 300 taels of silver.,Literature,Chinese
+112, 兵不厌诈。 ,Bīng bù yàn zhà., Soldiers don't hate deceit.,Literature,Chinese
+113, 木已成舟，生米煮成熟饭。 ,"Mù yǐ chéng zhōu, Shēngmǐ zhǔ chéng shúfàn. 'timber already become boat;raw rice boiled into cooked rice'", The timber's already a boat; the rice is cooked.,Literature,Chinese
+114, 身体力行。 ,Shēn tǐlì xíng. 'body physical-strength acts', A body acts according to physical strength.,Literature,Chinese
+115, 大智若愚。 ,Dàzhì ruò yú. 'great wisdom seem stupid', Great wisdom can seem foolish.,Literature,Chinese
+116, 捷足先登。 ,Jiézú xiān dēng. 'quick foot first climb', The quick footed climb first.,Literature,Chinese
+117, 龙飞凤舞。 ,Lóng fēi fèn gwǔ. 'dragon flies phoenix dances', The dragon flies and the phoenix dances.,Dragons,Chinese
+118, 龙马精神。 ,Lóng mǎ jīngshén. 'dragon horse spirit', A dragon's and a horse's spirit.,Dragons,Chinese
+119, 鱼龙混杂。,Yú lóng hùnzá. 'fish dragons muddle mix', A muddled mix of fish and dragons.,Dragons,Chinese
+120, 龙腾虎跃。 ,Lóng téng hǔ yuè. 'dragon soars tiger leaps', Dragons soaring and tigers leaping.,Dragons,Chinese
+121, 车水马龙。 ,Chē shuǐ mǎ long. 'carriage water horse dragon', Carriages like a stream and horses like a dragon.,Dragons,Chinese
+122, 龙潭虎穴。 ,Lóng tán hǔ xué. 'dragon pool tiger cave', A dragon's pool and a tiger's den.,Dragons,Chinese
+123, 画龙点睛。 ,Huàlóngdiǎnjīng. 'paint dragon dot eye', Paint a dragon and dot the eye.,Dragons,Chinese
+124, 叶公好龙。 ,Yè Gōng hào long., Lord Ye loves dragons.,Dragons,Chinese
+125, 鲤鱼跳龙门。 ,Lǐyú tiào lóng mén. 'carp jump dragon gate', A carp has jumped the dragon's gate.,Dragons,Chinese
+126, 强龙难压地头蛇。 ,Qiáng lóng nán yā dìtóu shé. 'strong dragon difficult suppress local snake', Even a dragon struggles to control a snake in its native haunt.,Dragons,Chinese

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+in_french,literally,meaning,text,origin
+Avoir un coup de foudre, to have a struck of lightning," In the world of French idioms, love can be rather painful and love at first sight is called “un coup de foudre”. You can also say that you have a “coup de foudre” for an object,"," to fall in love at first sight, to fall madly in love",French
+Se faire larguer, to get dumped, it unexpectedly and suddenly seduced you., to get dumped,French
+Se prendre un râteau, to hit a rake, This idiom has the same meaning as “to get dumped” in English., to get knocked back,French
+Poser un lapin à quelqu’un, to put a rabbit to someone, You know that feeling when the person you’re interested in rejects you?, to stand somebody up,French
+S’envoyer en l’air, to throw oneself in the air," Ever had a date who didn’t show up? In French, you say the person “vous a posé un lapin”.", to get laid,French
+Avoir le cafard, to have the cockroach, This is an informal way to say “to have sex”.," to feel blue, to feel down, to feel depressed",French
+Avoir la pêche/banane/patate, to have the peach/banana/potato/shape," When you have “le cafard”, it means you’re depressed, you are feeling down."," to feel great, to feel happy, to be in high spirits",French
+Avoir/crever la dalle, to have/die the slab, This is an idiom you can use to say someone is happy and full of energy.," to be starving, to feel hungry",French
+Prendre la tête, to take the head," Nowadays “la dalle” mostly means “the slab”, but it used to designate a part of the throat. It’s an idiom you can use to say you are starving."," to bother someone, to give yourself a headache. to drive crazy",French
+En avoir marre, to have enough of it," when something or someone “prend la tête”, it means it’s irritating, it gives you a headache and you can’t wait to be done with it.", to be fed up with something or someone.,French
+Avoir du pain sur la planche, to have bread on the board," you use “en avoir marre” when you’ve had enough of something or someone.For example, you’ll often hear French people complain about trains being late and say “j’en ai marre”.", to have a lot on your plate,French
+Être canon, to be canon," When you have “bread on the board”, it means you have a lot to do."," to be hot, to fit the standard of beauty",French
+Être à l’ouest, to be in the West., This is an informal way of saying that someone is beautiful (or hot) or that an object is cool.," to be spaced out, to not be with it.",French
+Être rouge comme une tomate/ écrevisse/pivoine, to be red like a tomato/crawfish/peony," This idiom actually has nothing to do with geography, you can use it to say someone is off,", to be as red as a beetroot,French
+Être crevé," to be flat, to be dead"," Tomatoes are red, so is the face of someone who is embarrassed or ashamed of something."," to be exhausted, to be extremely tired",French
+Être mal en point, to be bad in point," you are “crevé” when you don’t have energy anymore, you’re exhausted and just want to rest.", to be in a bad state,French
+En avoir ras le bol, to have a bowl full of it," This French expression means someone or something is in a bad state. It can be a building that is destroyed, someone who is sick…", to be fed up with,French
+Avoir la flemme, to have laziness," When your bowl is full of something, it means you have too much of it (unless it’s a delicious cake of course)."," to be lazy, can’t be bothered",French
+Avoir une peur bleue de, to have a blue fear, “Avoir la flemme” simply means “to be lazy”.," to be terrified, to be scared to death of something",French
+Ne pas être dans son assiette, Not to be in one’s plate, Une “peur bleue” is a fear closer to terror than to actual fear., to be/feel under the weather,French
+Avoir la moutarde qui monte au nez, to have the mustard going up your nose," When you aren’t in your plate, it means you’re not feeling very well, be it emotionally or physically.", to lose your temper,French
+Être au taquet, to be at a piece of wood, Want to know where this idiom comes from?," to be going flat out, to be going full throttle, to be full on",French
+Avoir la gueule de bois, to have the wooden face, The word “taquet” used to refer to a piece of wood put between a door and a wall to block it., to have a hangover,French
+Avoir un chat dans la gorge, to have a cat in the throat, Ever drank a little too much alcohol? Then you know what a wooden face feels like since “gueule de bois” is the translation of hangover., To have a frog in one’s throat.,French
+Être bien dans sa peau, to be good in one’s kin, You can use this idiom to express the feeling that you have something in your throat and therefore need to cough to clear it.," to be comfortable in your own skin, to feel good about yourself",French
+Avoir un QI d’huître, to have the IQ of an oyster," If you feel good in your skin, it means you are comfortable with your body and who you are. You are not afraid of other people’s opinion.", to be stupid,French
+Avoir un poil dans la main, to have a hair in the hand, This is an informal way of saying someone is stupid.,nan,French
+Manger sur le pouce, to eat on the thumb., This idiom means a person is extremely lazy. So lazy in fact that he/she let a hair grow in her/his hand.," to eat on the go, on the run.",French
+Boire comme un trou, to drink like a hole.," If you spend time in France, you will notice that the French spend a lot of time eating and enjoying food. When you “eat on the thumb”, it means you actually eat quickly and don’t sit down to enjoy and share the moment with your family and friends."," to drink like a fish, to drink heavily",French
+Boire un coup, to drink a shock, You can use this idiom to gently criticize someone who drinks lots of alcohol and never knows when to stop., to have a drink,French
+Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre, to have the eyes bigger than the belly, boire un coup is the expression you use when you want to ask a friend to have a drink with you., to bite off more than you can chew.,French
+Un froid de canard, a cold of duck, You “have eyes bigger than your belly” when you want to eat more than you can.," to be bitterly cold, to be icy cold",French
+Pleuvoir des cordes, to be raining ropes," In winter, when it’s very cold, ducks go away from lakes and are therefore exposed to hunters. So “un froid de canard” is an extremely cold and hostile weather.", to be raining cats and dogs,French
+Jeter l’argent par les fenêtres, to throw the money through the windows," In the 16th century, it was common to give money to beggars by throwing it through the window."," to carelessly spend money, to waste money, to splurge",French
+Une bouchée de pain, for a mouthful of bread.," A mouthful of bread doesn’t cost much in France. So when you compare something to a mouthful of bread, it means it doesn’t cost much.", for next to nothing.,French
+Blanchir de l’argent, to whiten money.," Americans whiten their teeth, the French whiten money.", to launder money,French
+Ne pas y aller de main morte, to not go there with a dead hand, You use this idiom to talk about someone who does something fully and doesn’t hold back. You could also use “ne pas y aller avec le dos de la cuillère” (lit to not go with the back of the spoon).," to make no bones about it, to be heavy-handed, to not pull one’s punches",French
+Coûter les yeux de la tête/un bras," to cost the eyes of the head, to cost an arm."," Our eyes, arms are very dear to us. Losing them would be quite a shame. So when you read that something costs an arm, it means it costs a fortune.", to cost an arm and a leg / to cost a fortune,French
+S’en mettre plein les poches, to put a lot in one’s pockets," In France, being rich is perceived rather negatively because people often consider that one can’t get rich without exploiting others. This idiom is often used to criticize someone who earns lots of money.", to line your pockets,French
+Rouler sur l’or, to roll on gold., You ‘roll on gold” when you have so much money you don’t really know what to do with it.," to be rolling in money, to be rich.",French
+Se serrer la ceinture, to tighten one’s belt, You use this idiom to say you have to restrict yourself and do without something you are used to., to tighten one’s belt,French
+Casser les pieds à quelqu’un, to break someone’s feet, This violent idiom means that someone is annoying someone else.," to annoy, bother someone",French
+Casser du sucre sur le dos de quelqu’un, to break sugar on someone’s back.," In France, we often say that “Les absents ont toujours tort”, which means that people who aren’t there are always wrong.", to talk about someone behind his/her back,French
+Tourner au vinaigre, to turn to vinegar," When a situation “turns to vinegar”, it means it’s getting out of control."," to get out of control, to get nasty.",French
+Faire la grasse matinée, to do the fat morning, This lovely French idiom means “to sleep in”., to sleep in.,French
+Tomber dans le panneau, to fall into the sign.," Back in the 15th century, a “panneau” was a net used to catch wild animals.", to fall into the trap.,French
+(Jeter) un coup d’oeil, to throw a stroke of (the) eye., You use this idiom to say you are going to take a quick look at something. You can also use “un coup d’oeil” alone to say “a glance”.," to cast a glance, to take a look.",French
+Raconter des salades, to tell salads.," In French, “raconter des salades” means you’re inventing a story hoping people will believe you."," to talk bullshit, to spin a yarn",French
+Aller droit au but, to go straight to the goal.," When you go straight to the goal, it means you are not wasting any time and go straight to the point.", to go straight to the point.,French
+Faire le pont, to make the bridge.," If you don’t work on a Thursday, you may as well not work on Friday and just enjoy a 4 day weekend. That’s the meaning of “faire le pont”.", to take a long weekend.,French
+Faire gaffe, to make mistake., You use this idiom to warn someone about something and ask the person to be careful. You can also use “faire attention”.," to be careful, to watch out.",French
+Faire la sourde oreille, to do the deaf ear, This means you pretend not to hear when someone is talking to you., to turn a deaf ear.,French
+Tourner la page, to turn the page," “to turn the page”, means you forget about the past and move on."," to make a fresh start, to put something behind you",French
+Faire l’andouille, to make the sausage, “Une andouille” is a smoked sausage made of pork and that’s also how you call a person who does something ridiculous in French., to act silly,French
+S’occuper de ses oignons, to take care of one’s onions.," When you ask someone to take care of his onions, you actually politely (or not depending on the tone) ask them to stop bothering you and to mind their own business.", to mind one’s own business.,French
+En faire tout un fromage, to make a whole cheese out of it, You make a whole cheese out of something when you make a fuss about something that actually isn’t that important., to make a mountain out of a molehill/to make a fuss about something,French
+Mettre du piment dans sa vie, to put spice in one’s life, Are you bored? Then you should put spice in your life to try to make it more interesting and fun., to spice up one’s life,French
+Pleurer comme une madeleine, to cry like a Madeleine (Madeleine is a biblical character as well as the name of a cake).," In the Bible, Marie Madeleine was a former prostitute who begged Jesus to forgive her."," to cry like a baby, to cry your eyes out",French
+Ramener sa fraise, to bring back one’s strawberry," When you “bring back your strawberry”, it means you join a conversation without being invited to do so. You can also use this expression to ask someone to come.", to put one’s two cents in,French
+Changer de crèmerie, to change for another dairy shop," When you “change for another dairy shop”, it means you decide to abandon the shop or provider you usually use and go to another one instead.", to take one’s custom elsewhere,French
+En avoir rien à cirer/foutre/faire, to have nothing to polish/do about it., This is a colloquial (and rather rude) way of saying someone doesn’t care about something or someone. Nowadays “rien à foutre” and “rien à faire” are the most commonly used forms.," to not give a shit, to not give a damn",French
+Avoir d’autres chats à fouetter, to have other cats to whip., You can say you have other cats to whip to explain that you have something better to do than what you are asked or expected to do.," to have better things to do, to have other fish to fry",French
+Faire la tête, to make/do the head, You “make the head” when you are not happy with something and decide to sulk as a result., to sulk,French
+Mettre son grain de sel, to put one’s grain of salt, This expression comes from the latin “cum grano salis“. It’s used to complain about people who join a conversation or do something without being invited to do so., to put two cents in.,French
+En prendre de la graine, to take the seed from it," Seeds are what allow plants to grow, so when you take the seed from someone, you steal their recipe for success and follow their example."," to take the page from someone’s book, to follow an example",French
+Prendre ses cliques et ses claques, to take your legs and your shoes, Nowadays “prendre une claque” means “to get slapped”. But this idiom actually means that someone leaves suddenly and unexpectedly.," to pack up and go, to leave suddenly",French
+Prendre quelque chose au pied de la lettre, to take something to the letter’s foot," This idiom means you follow instructions without questioning them, and without doing anything more or less than what you are asked to do.", to the letter,French
+Partir en fumée, to go up in smoke," When something goes up in smoke, it disappears, and that’s exactly what this idiom means."," to go up in smoke, to disappear",French
+Prendre ses jambes à son cou, to take one’s legs to one’s neck," No, this idiom has nothing to do with stretching. It actually means someone is running for his life and leaving as quickly as possible.", to run for one’s life,French
+Prendre son courage à deux mains, to take one’s courage with two hands," Some people “prennent leurs jambes à leur cou” (run away), while other prefer to be brave and take their courage with two hands."," to summon the courage to do something, to gather one’s courage",French
+Prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac, to catch someone with the hand in the bag, Imagine you’re in the subway and see a pickpocket taking a phone out of a bag., to be caught red-handed,French
+N’y voir que du feu, to only see fire in it., This idiom means that you don’t notice something obvious.," to be clueless, to fail to notice something",French
+Être en train de, to be in action of," This isn’t technically an idiom, but I decided to include it because it confuses many French learners.",nan,French
+Chercher la petite bête, to look for the little beast, We all know someone who always finds something to complain about and pays attention to the most insignificant details., to nitpick,French
+Tomber dans les pommes, to fall in the apples, This expression means someone fainted., To faint,French
+Être sur son 31, to be on one’s 31," Like often, the origin of this expression is unknown. However, it may come from the word “trentain” which used to refer to a luxurious tissue.", to be all dressed up,French
+Ne pas être sorti de l’auberge, to not be out of the inn," When you are not out of the inn, it means you are facing lots of problems and won’t solve them anytime soon."," to be well and truly in it, to not be out of the woods",French
+Donner sa langue au chat, to give one’s tongue to the cat, This expression is used to say you don’t know about something and are unable to give an answer.,nan,French
+Tenir au courant, to hold to the current, you generally use this expression to say you keep yourself or someone else up to date.," to keep up to date, to keep posted",French
+Un coup de main, a stroke of hand, Un “coup de main” is the action of helping someone. most of the time just to be nice., a helping hand,French
+Sur un coup de tête, on a stroke of head," when you do something “sur un coup de tête”, you do it impulsively, without planning it."," on an impulse, on a whim",French
+Les doigts dans le nez, fingers in the nose,. No wonder ," hands down, with one hand tied behind your back",French
+Quelque chose qui cloche, something wrong, “Clocher” is a French verb meaning “to be wrong” as well as the French word for “bell”.," To not add up, not be right",French
+Ah la vache, oh the cow, “ah la vache” can be used in many situations. The same way you would use “oh my god” in English.," Oh my god, holy cow",French
+Ça marche, it works/walks, this is an informal expression the French use all the time to say they agree. Note “ça marche” can also be used literally to say something is working.," Alright, ok,",French
+Tout craché, all spat, this idiom means that two objects or person look alike., spitting image,French
+C’est la fin des haricots, it’s the end of the beans," Before, beans were the last food remaining when everything else was gone. So when it was the “end of the beans”, there was nothing left  at all.", there is nothing left/it’s the end,French
+Ne pas être de la tarte, to not be pie," When something “isn’t pie”, it means it’s difficult. This French expression is the opposite of “to be a piece of cake”."," It’s not easy, it’s hard work",French
+Faire un tabac, to make a tobacco.," When something “makes a tobacco”, it means it’s extremely successful.", to be a hit.,French
+Sentir le sapin, to smell of fir tree," Ah pine trees, Christmas, happiness…and hum coffins. Pine tree wood was traditionally used to build them, so when something “smells of fir tree”, it means it already has one foot in the grave.", to have one foot in the grave.,French