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Do you swear?

Uninvited guests;

Relax, relax, don't be too impulsive, don't be too serious.

Make yourself comfortable freely (what you say when entertaining guests)

You're all wet. You totally misunderstood.

She has a hangover. She was drunk last night.

It's a matter of time. It's only a matter of time.

She quit. She resigned.

I have my limits. My patience is limited.

Don't ignore me, don't perfunctory me.

Let's get this straight.

What do you call this? What is this?

How about a bite? Please help yourself to something.

You can rely on me, you can trust me.

He looks at people rather than things. He talks about things regardless of people.

We are singing the same song. We are like-minded.

I hope you can join us. I hope you can come too.

Let's go Dutch.

Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.

Keep in touch, keep in touch

Don't refuse me.

Don't let me down.

Man proposes, God disposes.

The weakest goes to the wall. Survival of the fittest

Looking in one direction and rowing in the other is to divert attention.

In everyone's mouth.

Answer blows with blows.

Do your best to contribute.

The loss of wisdom. Smart is mistaken for smart.

Repeat the same thing.

Water under the bridge.

Turn defeat into victory. Turn defeat into victory.

Beyond one's comprehension. be beyond one's power

Be strict with yourself and be patient with others. Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others.

A heart of steel. be iron-hearted

Guided by fate.

Pride goes before a fall.

The highest art of war is to defeat the enemy without fighting.

What's bothering you? What's bothering you?

Sworn brothers are brothers.

This is a dying art, this is a lost craft.

Gentleman's agreement

I'm trying to make ends meet. I try my best to make ends meet.

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tests friends. Wealth makes friends, adversity makes friends.

If you want to be the best person, you must endure the pain in pain. Only after suffering can you be a master.

Overcome for good and lose for evil. It is better to fight for justice than to succumb to evil.

A hopeful person has everything. A hopeful person has everything.

Self-trust is the first secret of success. Self-confidence is the first key to success.

The secret of success is a firm goal. The secret of success lies in unswerving goals.

Success comes from a unique struggle. Success comes from efforts to overcome difficulties.

Experience is the essence of suffering. Experience is the crystallization of suffering.

The duty of a soldier is to obey orders.

Observation is the best teacher. Observation is the best teacher.

Offense is the best defense. Offence is the best defense.

Old friends and wine are the best. Old wine is mellow, but old friends are affectionate.

Old sins create new shame. One small step makes an everlasting regret.

Once a man, twice a child. Once old, twice young.

Once a thief, always a thief. Once you steal, you will always be a thief.

The duty of a soldier is to obey orders.

Observation is the best teacher. Observation is the best teacher.

Offense is the best defense. Offence is the best defense.

Old friends and wine are the best. Old wine is mellow, but old friends are affectionate.

Old sins create new shame. One small step makes an everlasting regret.

Once a man, twice a child. Once old, twice young.

Once a thief, always a thief. Once you steal, you will always be a thief.

Once bitten, twice shy. Once bitten, twice shy.

One boy is a boy, two boys are half boys and three boys are not boys.

One boy is a boy, two boys are half boys and three boys are not boys.

One cannot put back the clock. One cannot put back the clock.

One eye is better than ten ears. I'll believe that when I see it.

One false move may lose the game. One false move may lose the game.

One good turn deserves another. Do good deeds and accumulate virtue.

One hour today is worth two hours tomorrow. Race against time is efficient.

One man's mistake is another man's lesson.

Politics won't let anyone lose anything. Politeness is good.

One swallow doesn't add up.

A person's words reflect his thoughts. Words come from the heart.

Get out of debt and danger.

Leave the office and get out of danger. The lightness of being an official.

Out of sight, out of mind. Out of sight, out of mind.

Patience is the best treatment. Patience is the best medicine.

Small things are smart, big things are confused. Greedy for small and cheap, big losses.

Frank trading is praised more than practice.

Open-minded people talk more and do less.

It's pleasing to the eye If you want to be happy for a while, you will inevitably leave a curse.

Come through thick and thin.

Pour the water into the sieve. Draw water with a sieve.

Practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect.

Praise is not pudding. Compliments can't be eaten as food.

Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.

Praise makes good people better and bad people worse.

It is better to lose than to get ill-gotten gains. It is better to lose than to take advantage.

Prevention is better than cure. Prevention is better than cure.

Pride comes before shame. Pride makes people lag behind.

A promise is a debt. A promise is a promise.

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.

Pull chestnuts out of the fire.

Put the cart before the horse.

Put your shoulders on the steering wheel. Help!

Reading enriches the mind. Opening books is beneficial.

Reading is good for the mind, and exercise is good for the body.

Respect yourself, or no one will respect you. To be respected, you must respect yourself.

Rome was not built in a day. It was not built in a day.

Saying is one thing, doing is another. Words differ from deeds.

I'll believe that when I see it. I'll believe that when I see it. Seek truth from facts. Seek truth from facts.

Send a wise man to do something, don't say anything to him.

Send a wise man to do something, don't say anything to him.

Fight poison with poison.

A short account makes a long friend. Short accounts make long friends.

Something is better than nothing. Talk is better than nothing.

Soon learn, soon forgotten. Soon learnt, soon forgotten.

Soon ripe, soon rotten. Ripe quickly and rot quickly.

Speech is silver, silence is gold. Speech is silver, silence is gold.

Still water flows deeply. Still water is often deep.

Strike while the iron is hot.

Belief in persistence and success. Success belongs to the persevering.

Let nature take its course When it comes, let it go.

Empty talk won't help. Empty talk won't help.

Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear. Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.

Tall trees can withstand more wind.

Lead by example and teach others.

The best heart is always courage. Selfless people are fearless.

Even the best people make mistakes. Great men sometimes make mistakes.

The cat closes its eyes when it steals food.

The danger has passed and God has been forgotten.

The darkest hour is before dawn. The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.

The dark place is under the candle. It is darkest under the candlestick.

The devil knows many things because he is old. The old horse knows the way.

The devil sometimes tells the truth. The devil sometimes tells the truth.

What is done is done. What is done is done. The early bird catches the worm. The early bird catches the worm.

The purpose is to justify the means. As long as the purpose is justified, you can do whatever it takes.

The ending makes everyone equal. The end makes all equal.

Eyes are bigger than stomach.

The farthest way is the shortest way home.

The best diamonds must be cut.

Fire is the test of gold and the superiority of a strong man. Fire tests real gold, but it is difficult to sharpen the will.

The first step is the only difference. Taking the first step is the hardest.

The fox knows too much, so he loses his tail. The CIA is too smart to miss your life.

The fox ran out of the house. The fox preys farthest from home.

A frog in the well knows nothing about the sea.

The grass on the other side is greener. One mountain looks at another.

He who talks a lot is always the one who does the least. The giant of language is always the dwarf of action.

He that climbs high falls heavily. He climbed high and fell heavily.

The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature The rivers and mountains may change, but not one's essential nature

The more noble, the more humble. The nobler a man is, the more modest he is.

The more wisdom, the less courage. The more wit, the less courage.

Outsiders see clearly.

A pen is more powerful than a sword. A pen can kill people.

The pot calls the kettle black. The pot calls the kettle black.

There are spots on the sun. There are spots in the sun.

There are two sides to every question. There are two sides to every question.

There is a skeleton on the blackboard. There is a skeleton in the cupboard.

Kindness can be found everywhere. There is warmth everywhere in the world.

There is no universal law without exceptions. There are exceptions to any law.

There is no medicine against death. There is no medicine against death.

There is no place like home. The golden nest is not as good as our kennel.

There is no shortcut to learning. There is a road to learning in Shushan, and there is no end to learning.

Style is men.

Tongue is not steel, but it can hurt people. People are terrible.

The water that carries the boat is the water that swallows it.

This knife cuts bread and fingers.

A wise man knows he knows nothing, but a fool thinks he knows everything. Clear is clear, turbid is turbid. When the shepherds quarrel, the wolf wins. The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

The world is a ladder, some people go up and some people come down. The world is like a ladder, people go up and down.

After all, the world is just a small place. However, as long as China keeps our friendship, heaven will remain our neighbor.

Look before you leap. Look before you leap.

The worst case can be remedied. No, very good.

You may delay, but time will not. You may delay, but time will not.

Time can cure everything. Time is the best medicine for all wounds.

Time flies. Time flies. Time is money. Time is money.

Time is gone forever. Time goes by, and it can't be redeemed.

One cannot put back the clock. One cannot put back the clock.

Time tries all things. A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.

Answer blows with blows is fair competition. People don't attack me, I don't attack; If people attack me, I will attack.

It is human nature to make mistakes. It is human nature to make mistakes.

Knowing everything means knowing nothing. Knowing everything is like knowing nothing.

Knowing yourself is the real progress. The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

Tomorrow will never come. I will be born tomorrow, and everything will be wasted.

Being too familiar breeds contempt. Being too familiar will make people unconvinced.

Too much knowledge makes you bald. Too much study makes people old.

Too much freedom will reveal everything. If you let yourself go, you will accomplish nothing.

Too much praise is a burden.

To save time is to lengthen life. To save time is to lengthen life.

Touch asphalt and you will be defiled. You often walk by the river. You can't get your shoes wet.

Trouble never comes alone. It never rains but it pours.

Truth never grows old. Truth never grows old.

Turn over a new leaf Turn over a new leaf

Two dogs fought for a bone, and the third dog ran away with the bone in his mouth.

When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains.

Two heads are better than one. One hero and three gangs.

It is difficult for peers to be the same. Peers are enemies.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Just because someone else is wrong doesn't mean you are right.

Unity is strength. Unity is strength.

Unpleasant advice is good medicine. Good advice is helpful to action.

A person's ambition will never disappear. Never die until you reach the Yellow River.

Put all your eggs in one basket and catch big fish.

Virtue is far more beautiful than beauty. Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

Wall has ears. Be careful that walls have ears.

Wash your dirty linen at home. Wash your dirty linen at home.

Day after day, dripping water will wear away the hardest rock.

Wealth is nothing without health. No amount of money is useless without health.

We don't know what is good until we lose it. Good things are not understood until they are lost.

A good beginning is half the battle. A good beginning is half the battle.

We didn't know the value of water until the well was dry.

If we hope to find friends without shortcomings, we will never have friends.

A friend who wants to be perfect is doomed to be a lonely person.

We should not remember the benefits we provided, nor should we forget the benefits we received.

We should not remember the benefits we provided, nor should we forget the benefits we received.

Whatever you do, you should go all out. Whatever you do, you should be single-minded.

What you learn in the cradle will be taken to the grave. What you learned as a child will never be forgotten.

What is done is done. Raw rice is cooked into mature rice.

What is lost is lost. What is lost is irreversible. What we are willing to do is easy. The wish is not difficult to come true. Do as Romans do in Rome. Do as Romans do in Rome.

When everyone is important, then no one is important. Everyone is great. There are no heroes in the world.

Don't wake up sadness when it is sleeping. Don't mention the sad past.

When sorrow comes, they are not alone spies, but in groups.

When sorrow comes, they are not alone spies, but in groups.

Be careful of your goose when the fox preaches. It's unkind of the weasel to pay New Year greetings to chickens.

When you tell the truth after drinking, your wit is gone. The heart is seen in wine.

Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Where there is life, there is hope. The shepherd would rather lose the wool than the sheep.

Where there is smoke, there is fire. Everything happens for a reason.

The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is ten feet high. The road is one foot high and the magic is ten feet high.

Who chatters to you, will chatter of you. A gossip must be a bad person.

Those loved by the gods died young. Good people don't live long.

A wise man's mouth is in his heart, but a fool's heart is in his mouth.

A wise man's mouth is in his heart, but a fool's heart is in his mouth.

Work makes workers. Work makes a skillful craftsman. Wet behind the ears. Wet behind the ears.

You can't burn a candle at both ends. Candles can't be lit at both ends, and you can't spend too much energy.

You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't have it both ways.

You can take the horse to the river, but you can't make it drink water. Twisted melons are not sweet.

. You can easily know the whole bag. You can see the whole picture from one place.

You never know what you can do unless you try. Is it a donkey or a horse? Pull it out for a walk.

I can't be both your friend and your flatterer. Friends cannot flatter.

If a person deceives me once, it is shameful for him; if he deceives me twice, it is shameful for me.

If a person deceives me once, it is shameful for him; if he deceives me twice, it is shameful for me.

If you turn yourself into a donkey, don't complain about others riding you.

If you turn yourself into a donkey, don't complain about others riding you.

I can't be both your friend and your flatterer. Friends cannot flatter.

If a person deceives me once, it is shameful for him; if he deceives me twice, it is shameful for me.

If a person deceives me once, it is shameful for him; if he deceives me twice, it is shameful for me.

If you turn yourself into a donkey, don't complain about others riding you.

If you turn yourself into a donkey, don't complain about others riding you.

If your ears are hot, it means that someone is talking about you. Ear fever, some people say.

If you chase two rabbits, you will be caught red-handed. If you play it both ways, you are sure to fail.

If you sell a cow, you also sell her milk. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg.

If you don't take risks, you will have nothing. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If you want knowledge, you must study hard. If you want to learn, you have to suffer.

Diligence is the mother of success. Diligence is the mother of success.

It is better to die than to be born with a great shame.

It is easier to get money than to keep it. Making money is easier than saving money.

It's easy to be wise after the event.

It's easy to open a shop, but it's difficult to keep it open.

It is hard to please all. It is never too old to learn. It is never too old to learn.

Water under the bridge. Water under the bridge.

This is the first step, and it takes a lot of trouble. The hardest part is actually in the beginning

Unforeseen things always happen. Accidents will happen.

The opportunity has passed, and it is too late to grieve. It's too late to regret.

It never rains but it pours. If you don't say it, it will be a blockbuster.

Three generations of gentlemen. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

Know everything, know nothing.

Never judge by appearances. You can't judge a book by its cover.

The arm of justice is very long. Skynet is slow but not leaking.

Keep company with good people and you will be one of them. Near Zhu Zhechi, near the jet black.

Kill two birds with one stone. Kill two birds with one stone.

The king went mad and the people suffered.

The king has long arms. All over the world, is it the land of kings?

Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power.

Knowledge makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud.

Learning makes people humble, ignorance makes people proud. Study and life. Live and learn.

Knowledge makes good people better and bad people worse.

Knowledge makes good people better and bad people worse.

No learning, no skill. Learn without skill. Don't make trouble. Let sleeping dogs lie.

Learn to walk before you run. Learn to walk before you run.

Let bygones be bygones. forgive sb's past misdeeds

Reveal a secret. Life is just a span. Life is short.

A lie can never change the truth. Lies can never change the fact.

Lies do not hold water. Lies don't last.

Life is half over before we know what it is. I have lived half my life to know my destiny.

Life is not all roses. Life is not all roses.

Life without friends is like death. You're alive without friends.

Like a mouse in a hole. The tortoise in the jar.

Like an author, like a book. Writing is like a person.

Like father, like son. Like father, like son.

Answer blows with blows. Answer blows with blows. Birds of a feather flock to gather. Appreciate each other.

Like mother, like daughter. Like mother, like daughter.

Like teacher, like pupil. What kind of teachers teach what kind of students.

Like a tree, like a fruit. Wool is on sheep.

Small things amuse narrow-minded people. Little things amuse little minds.

Look before you leap. Find out the situation before you act.

Outsiders see clearly. The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.

Losers are always wrong. The winner is king and the loser is the enemy.

Lost time is gone forever. Several years passed and never came back.

You had me at hello. You had me at hello. Love cannot be compelled. Love cannot be compelled.

Love is blind. Love is blind. Love is full of troubles. Love is full of troubles.

There is no love without jealousy. There is no love without jealousy.

Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me, love me. Don't miss the opportunity.

Turn an enemy into a friend.

Man is the soul of the universe. Man is the soul of the universe.

Man proposes, God disposes. Man proposes, God disposes.

Many hands make light work. Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high.

Everyone gathers firewood and the flames are high. Two heads are better than one.

There are many things that have never been sown in the garden.

If you plant flowers with your heart, you won't send them. If you don't send them, you will have shade.

Answer blows with blows. Tit for tat.

It never rains but it pours. It never rains but it pours.

Unfortunately, it tests a friend's seriousness. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

Money is everything. Money is not everything. The murder will be revealed. Murder will out.

A son is a son before he marries a wife, and a daughter is a daughter for life.

A son is a son before marriage and a daughter is a daughter for life.

Nature is the real law. Heaven has been there, not for Yao's survival, not for Jie's death.

Necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity is the driving force of invention.

Never fish in trouble water. Don't fish in troubled waters.

Never judge a book by its cover. Don't judge a book by its cover. Never give up. Never give up.

Never too old to learn, never too old to learn. It is never too late to mend.

New wine in old bottles. New wine in old bottles. No cross, no crown. How can you see a rainbow without experiencing wind and rain?

There is no garden without weeds. There is no garden without grass.

No one alive can do everything well. No know-it-all.

No one can do two things at once.

No one is born smart or knowledgeable. No one is born knowing. No one is satisfied. A snake swallowed an elephant without a heart.

No one is always smart.

No one is more blind than those who are unwilling to accept the reality. Turn a blind eye.

No one dies like no one will. Turn a deaf ear.

No news is good news. No news is good news.

No one can call back yesterday. Yesterday won't happen again.

No pains, no gains. No pains, no gains.

There is no happiness without pain. No pain, no happiness.

No rose without a thorn. No rose without a thorn.

There is no sweetness without sweat. Bitter first, then sweet. There is no smoke without fire. There is no smoke without fire.

No courage, no gain. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Nothing dries faster than tears. Tears dry the fastest.

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

Nothing is difficult for those who are willing to try. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

Nothing seek, nothing find. No pursuit, no gain.

Nothing is more necessary for travelers than language. The language of travel is the most important.

Nothing is gained for nothing except poverty.

Nothing is gained for nothing except poverty.

If you don't advance, you will retreat. If you don't advance, you will retreat.

I don't know what happened before a person was born, but I will always be a child.

I don't know what happened before a person was born, but I will always be a child.

There is no impossible courage. The brave are fearless.

Every bird likes to listen to its own singing. Be narcissistic.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. It's easier said than done. It's easier said than done.

Easy come, easy go. Come and go in a hurry

Eat to live, but live not to eat. Eat to live, but not live to eat.

Every bird likes to listen to its own singing. Be narcissistic.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. It's easier said than done. It's easier said than done.

Easy come, easy go. Come and go in a hurry

Eat to live, but live not to eat. Eat to live, but not live to eat.

Empty containers make the loudest sound. The real mill is silent, the empty mill rings, and the bottle is still and half-shaken.

The new is good, and the old is a friend. Things change, friends are old relatives.

Example is better than perception. It is better to say it once than to do it once.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

Experience must be bought. Once you fall, you will learn.

Facts speak plainer than words. Facts speak plainer than words.

Failure is the mother of success. Failure is the mother of success.

True friends are worse than sworn enemies. An open gun is easier to hide than an open gun.

Far from eye, far from heart. Out of sight, out of mind.

Water afar quenches not fire. Water afar quenches not fire.

Where there is little love, there are many shortcomings. Once the feelings are weak, nothing is pleasing to the eye.

Fear always comes from ignorance. Fear comes from ignorance.

The field has eyes, and the forest has ears. Wall has ears.

Fire and water are incompatible.

Fire is a good servant, but also a bad master. Fire is a double-edged sword.

First come, first served. First come, first served.

The first impression is half the battle. I was most impressed when I first met you.

Think before you say it. Think before you speak.

Fools can grow without watering. You can't carve rotten wood.

A fool's haste is not speed. Haste makes waste.

Fools have wealth. Blessed are fools.

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