205. 袖手旁观stand by with folder arms 206. 黄粱美梦fond dream
207. 惟利是图be bent solely on profit 208. 脱口而出blurt out
209. 望子成龙expect one’s children to be talent 210. 望文生义interpret without real understanding 211. 趁热打铁strike when the iron is hot
212. 痛不欲生grieve to the extent of wishing to die 213. 痛改前非thoroughly rectify one’s errors
214. 痛定思痛draw a lesson from a bitter experience 215.微不足道not worth mentioning
216.滥竽充数be there just to make up the member[不是number!] 217.蔚然成风become the order of the day 218.稳操胜券have full assurance of success
219.人生而平等All men are created equal.
220.人山人海a sea of faces：How many people are there in the stadium? Believe it or not, a sea of faces.
221.人之常情human nature：It's human nature for me to help those who need help. 222.人云亦云 echo others' words：Don't echo others' words. Sometimes you've got to find out the truth.
223.人去楼空 Regretful to say, when the master was absent, his mansion was dead.
224.人面兽心 a wolf in sheep's clothing：He is cruel enough to kill that girl; he's really a wolf in sheep's clothing.
225.人言可畏Opinion rules the world：Always remember what I say to you. Opinion rules the world.
226.十年风水轮流转Every dog has its day.
227.十全十美leave nothing to be desired：The show just leaves nothing to be desired. 228.十拿九稳 We have winning the game in the bag.
229.十万火急 in hot haste：I am writing in hot haste to let you know that I will be there on time.
230.了无瓜葛 have nothing to do with：That politician claimed that he had nothing to do with that scandal.
231.力不从心my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak：A:Can you do me a favor? B:Sorry, my spirit is willing, but my flesh is weak.
232.力挽狂澜 try to stem the tide：He tried to stem the tide, but in vain. 233.入境随俗 Do in Rome as the Romans do.
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234.入木三分 It actually gave a vivid picture of cut the quick. (leave an indelible impression)
235.七上八下
to be sixes and sevens：Don't talk to me now because I am all at sixes and sevens. (with one's heart going pitapat)
236.七窍生烟
He was in a great fury (fuming with anger; in a great rage; terribly furious) and swore to get even with the opposite(跟对方报复).
237.七零八落
After the quake, the buildings went to rock and ruin.
238.八面玲珑
smooth and able to win favour on all sides.
239.三思而后行
Look before you leap.
240.三句不离本行 to talk shop
241.三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮 Two heads are better than one.
242.三番两次
This guy is at me time after time.(time and again; time and time again.)
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243.三缄其口
You'd better hold your peace, or you'll ask for trouble.
244.千钧一发
to hang by a hair thread / at the critical time
245.千锤百炼
A good nail does not fear the hammer. (steeled and tempered; gone through fire and water)
246.千载难逢
It only happens once in a blue moon. (It chances in an hour that happens not in seven years.)
247.千变万化
The unexpected always happens.
248.大刀阔斧
It's said that the new executive will go the whole hog (reform in a big way.)
249.大同小异
much of muchness：The two articles are much of muchness ( be alike with minor difference ; There's not a pin to choose between the two ) in appearance and quality.
250.大言不惭
blow your own trumpet：You really blow your own trumpet. (talk big; overshoot oneself)
251.大快朵颐
They are so delicious that I ate my fill. (gorge oneself; tuck in at; have/take one's fill.)
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252.大功告成
The big project finally came off with honors (bring home the bacon; come through with flying colors).
253.大智若愚
He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.
254.大器晚成
Rome was not built in a day.
255.大海捞针
needle in a haystack：Finding your lost contact lens is just like looking for a needle in a haystack.
256.山穷水尽
at the end of one's resources
257.山中无老虎，猴子称大王
Among the blind the one-eyed is king./When the cat's away, the mice will play.
258.小题大做
Make a mountain out of a molehill. ( fuss about trifles; a tempest in a teapot; a storm in a teacup; break a butterfly on a wheel )
259.一视同仁
He treats everyone across the board.
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一模一样
These twins look as like as two peas.
一时兴起
He does everything on the spur of the moment.
九死一生
to have a hair-breadth escape
九牛一毛
Compared with mine, his was simply a drop in the bucket.
人生如梦
Life is but a dream.
人生自古谁无死
Death comes to all men.
人生百岁古来稀
It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old.
人定胜天
Man can conquer nature.
人不可貌相
Appearances are often deceptive./ Never judge a book by its cover.
小不忍则乱大谋
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