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Love me, love my dog.
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to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" M5 C) J( v( K0 S3 ~1 O3 p# u8 s2 ~ 不遗余力9 _) ?: R) d- s4 h' U1 M% p
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rob Peter to pay Paul
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try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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5 |% k( y$ m/ k; y 大开眼界$ ^- \5 \2 q1 N" ^, l: B) i
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国泰民安
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2 Y3 w& G6 s2 B0 e+ K' N 过犹不及4 f# A+ W/ ?& `" u$ }4 e6 r* S
+ {4 i- j6 p$ `& s9 ]- J+ O) ^2 ^ going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;2 B x; d9 z8 s
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好了伤疤忘了疼
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和气生财( A, |# X8 I" Q; h1 r" _/ r( G( h! Q
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harmony brings wealth;
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friendliness is conducive to business success
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- ?& k7 L8 @ }$ I) x5 n7 T There are spots even on the sun.
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0 i/ o" @) a5 x. P. m2 E Treasures fill the home.& {" G Y5 |0 X) W _0 @
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$ E" d$ x& E. A6 S 脚踏实地
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be down-to-earth
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$ M/ ?$ d+ a2 }$ B A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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U8 r) b, J& R9 F 老生常谈,陈词滥调/ y4 U8 [7 P0 Z; c0 }; y/ n$ k
- k: `( z+ N4 c cut and dried; cliché
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茅塞顿开
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% t* N8 r1 u/ t2 |6 g7 F 谋事在人,成事在天
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make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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take the preemptive opportunities
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People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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Unity is strength.
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a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 F& A; l3 N$ S+ l- I% S6 c 无风不起浪
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4 Z2 M" C4 p9 K0 Y 新官上任三把火+ W' W J, Z _- t$ g6 ^2 X
/ R) _- Y; ]$ Q, a! Z Q a new broom sweeps clean
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4 U$ u/ {5 x) U5 X6 I 心想事成# a2 c' ]/ M, l$ a6 @7 A; l
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, Z4 ~$ Y( T. o( b have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; e% B6 D$ _! x9 W8 C* j7 x 先入为主
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First impressions are firmly entrenched.4 L$ ?, L0 T4 S* r
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循序渐进
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& g1 r: z4 g5 o' ~7 n' s( \ proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( |3 Q0 z+ `2 T4 {$ }$ T3 Y 严以律己,宽以待人
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1 F; ^* {) u j, m be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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有钱能使鬼推磨
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Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.826 e7 ^8 z1 i% m& S9 v- Z
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与时俱进
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优胜劣汰
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survival of the fittest
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冤家宜解不宜结
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( X+ J( t$ W1 D* c+ d" L- x A promise is a promise.
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招财进宝3 Z$ W0 ^7 y- R$ Y
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( P$ ?% c9 P7 {' {, B be an armchair strategist
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You can't wrap fire in paper.
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