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[ "make a confession without a fight" ]
200
不打自招
[ "a self-confession", "make a confession, admit fault freely (or unintentionally)", "make a confession without duress", "without being pressed, one lets the cat out of the bag", "(make) an unsolicited (or unsought) confession", "a frank avowal" ]
[ "don't make a fool of yourself" ]
[ "lit. not stop until one reaches the Yellow River" ]
201
不到黄河心不死
[ "not give up till coming to a dead end", "not stop until one reaches the Yellow River", "not stop until one reaches one's goal", "refuse to give up until all hope is gone", "until all is over ambition never dies" ]
[ "If you don't reach the Yellow River, your heart will not die" ]
[ "be unpopular", "not enjoy popular support", "not be popular" ]
202
不得人心
[ "be unpopular" ]
[ "unpopular" ]
[ "fail to grasp the main points", "fail to grasp the essentials", "fail to grasp the main point" ]
203
不得要领
[ "unable to make heads or tails of something", "fail to grasp the main points", "could not bring the matter to a head", "miss the point", "beside the point" ]
[ "to no avail" ]
[ "not in the best of taste", "not in the best taste", "not in the public eye", "not in the public domain" ]
204
不登大雅之堂
[ "in bad taste", "unqualified to take its place in the higher circles", "on the margin of good taste", "not appeal to refined taste", "unrefined", "indecent" ]
[ "unrefined" ]
[ "not a word or movement", "not batting an eyelid", "not moving a muscle" ]
205
不动声色
[ "stay calm and collected", "not show one's feelings", "not turn a hair", "not bat an eyelid", "not move a muscle", "set one's face like a flint", "cool as a cucumber", "maintain one's composure", "keep one's countenance" ]
[ "calm" ]
[ "It doesn't hurt.", "No pain, no gain.", "No pain, no itch" ]
206
不痛不痒
[ "superficial (ly)", "scratching the surface", "perfunctory", "milk (-) and (-) water" ]
[ "superficial" ]
[ "Different from the ordinary", "Different from the rest", "Different from the norm" ]
207
不同凡响
[ "out of the ordinary", "not of the common sort", "out of the common run", "outstanding" ]
[ "extraordinary" ]
[ "Can't help myself", "Unable to extricate oneself", "Can't help yourself", "Can't pull myself out" ]
208
不能自拔
[ "be inescapably caught in", "cannot get oneself away from", "be inextricably bogged down in" ]
[ "unable to extricate themselves" ]
[ "not forgetting old grievances", "not remembering old grievances", "not forgetting old wrongs", "not forgetting the old" ]
209
不念旧恶
[ "forget old grudges (or grievances)", "discard (or not to dig up) old animosities", "let bygones be bygones" ]
[ "Do not forget the old evil" ]
[ "The only thing that is not peaceful is" ]
210
不宁唯是
[ "that isn't all", "not only (or just) so" ]
[ "restless only" ]
[ "reap without sowing", "reap without effort", "reap without work", "reap without toil" ]
211
不劳而获
[ "profit by other people's toil", "reap where one has not sown", "obtain (or get) without any labor", "gain results without working for them" ]
[ "for nothing" ]
[ "not a show", "not a fool", "not show off" ]
212
不郎不秀
[ "worthless", "good-for-nothing", "unpromising" ]
[ "Not Lang not show" ]
[ "end of story", "end up with nothing", "end up with nothing to do", "end up with no luck" ]
213
不了了之
[ "leave in status quo", "settle a thing by leaving it unsettled", "end up in nothing definite", "conclude without conclusion" ]
[ "nothing more" ]
[ "Please give me your advice", "Please give us your advice" ]
214
不吝指教
[ "not spare your comments", "do not refuse to offer your kind advice", "do not stint your criticism" ]
[ "Do not hesitate to advise" ]
[ "not show one's voice or intentions", "not show one's voice", "keep silent" ]
215
不露声色
[ "keep a straight face", "not show one's feelings, intentions, etc.", "keep one's countenance" ]
[ "taciturn" ]
[ "not follow the beaten track", "not follow the beaten path", "not follow the usual pattern", "not follow any old pattern" ]
216
不落窠臼
[ "leave the beaten track", "not follow the old precedent", "not fall into old ruts", "free from the hackneyed precedent", "have an original style" ]
[ "Not out of the norm" ]
[ "incestuous", "unbecoming" ]
217
不伦不类
[ "neither rhyme nor reason", "neither fish nor fowl", "half and half", "nondescript" ]
[ "nondescript" ]
[ "unsmiling", "not smiling" ]
218
不苟言笑
[ "quiet and reserved", "discreet (or serious) in speech and manner" ]
[ "unsmiling" ]
[ "not want to be left behind", "not be outdone by others", "not want to be outdone" ]
219
不甘后人
[ "hate to be outdone", "unwilling to lag behind", "cannot bear playing the second fiddle" ]
[ "unwilling to descendants" ]
[ "not be outdone", "not to be outdone" ]
220
不甘示弱
[ "yield no ground", "unwilling to show one's weakness" ]
[ "Not to be outdone" ]
[ "Do not dare to go one step beyond the limit" ]
221
不敢越雷池一步
[ "keep within (the) bounds", "dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit", "dare not exceed the utmost limits one can go" ]
[ "Don't dare to step beyond the pond" ]
[ "not more than so-so (idiom); mediocre", "not more than so-so", "not more than that", "nothing more than a little" ]
222
不过尔尔
[ "just so-so", "merely mediocre", "just middling" ]
[ "But err" ]
[ "regardless of the consequences", "recklessly" ]
223
不管三七二十一
[ "come what may", "casting all caution to the winds", "regardless of the consequences", "no matter what you may say", "recklessly" ]
[ "no matter what" ]
[ "(of enemies) cannot live under the same sky" ]
224
不共戴天
[ "absolutely irreconcilable", "cannot share the same sky (with one's enemy)", "not able to live together beneath the same heaven (or under the same sky)", "refuse to live in the same world", "have a deep-seated hatred for" ]
[ "Inseparable" ]
[ "(of a rumor) collapse without attack" ]
225
不攻自破
[ "collapse of itself", "(of some fallacy) cannot stand any refutation" ]
[ "self-defeating" ]
[ "not be biased", "You can't be partial", "You can't be biased" ]
226
不可偏废
[ "without neglecting either" ]
[ "Not to be neglected" ]
[ "indelible" ]
227
不可磨灭
[ "will endure for centuries", "can never he erased", "indelible", "ineffaceable" ]
[ "indelible" ]
[ "rare" ]
228
不可多得
[ "hard to come by", "rare" ]
[ "rare" ]
[ "Not in the same league", "Not to be confused with", "Not the same" ]
229
不可同日而语
[ "there is no comparison between the two", "cannot be mentioned in the same breath", "not to he named on (or in) the same day with", "not to be compared with (or to)" ]
[ "indistinguishable" ]
[ "incomprehensible" ]
230
不可理喻
[ "will not listen to reason", "incapable of being brought to reason out of all reason", "impervious to reason" ]
[ "incomprehensible" ]
[ "be out of hand", "be out of bounds", "be unavailable", "be incompatible" ]
231
不可开交
[ "up to one's eyes (or ears) (in the work)", "unable to get away", "not having a moment one can call one's own" ]
[ "no deal" ]
[ "incurable", "irredeemable", "incorrigible" ]
232
不可救药
[ "incurable", "beyond (or past) cure (remedy or reclaim)", "too far gone for medicines", "there is no remedy for", "irremediable", "incorrigible", "hopeless" ]
[ "hopeless" ]
[ "unreachable", "unattainable", "inaccessible" ]
233
不可企及
[ "lag far behind", "unable to catch up with", "far beyond one's reach", "out of (or above) one's reach" ]
[ "unattainable" ]
[ "not be allowed to spend the whole day" ]
234
不可终日
[ "be unable to carry on even for a single day", "be in a desperate situation" ]
[ "Endless" ]
[ "unmanageable" ]
235
不可收拾
[ "unmanageable", "out of hand", "irremediable", "hopeless" ]
[ "out of hand" ]
[ "innumerable", "countless" ]
236
不可胜数
[ "innumerable", "beyond counting", "beyond compute", "countless" ]
[ "innumerable" ]
[ "Unbelievable", "Incredible" ]
237
不可思议
[ "mysterious", "beyond comprehension", "beyond (or out of) one's depth", "cap the climax (or globe)", "be a miracle", "unthinkable", "inconceivable", "miraculous", "unimaginable" ]
[ "incredible" ]
[ "be insufferable", "be insufferable in the world", "be insufferable in the extreme" ]
238
不可一世
[ "overbearing", "consider oneself unexcelled in the world", "be insufferably arrogant", "think nothing small of oneself", "swagger like a conquering hero", "haughty airs", "swashbuckling" ]
[ "Mighty" ]
[ "unspeakable", "inexpressible", "beyond description", "beyond words" ]
239
不可言状
[ "beyond description", "have no words for something", "beyond (or past) expression", "ineffable", "inexpressible", "nondescript" ]
[ "indescribable" ]
[ "Insurmountable", "Insuperable", "Impassable" ]
240
不可逾越
[ "cannot exceed the limit (or quota)", "should not go beyond the limit of", "insurmountable", "insuperable", "unbridgeable", "impassable" ]
[ "insurmountable" ]
[ "It's hard to look back", "I can't look back" ]
241
不堪回首
[ "cannot bear to think of the past", "find it unbearable to recall", "too sad to look back", "too sad to reflect (the past)" ]
[ "unbearable" ]
[ "unthinkable", "unimaginable" ]
242
不堪设想
[ "dare not imagine", "could not bear to think of it", "unbearable (or dreadful) to contemplate", "unimaginable", "inconceivable" ]
[ "unimaginable" ]
[ "Unable to create", "Unable to make", "Unbearable to make", "Unbearable to create" ]
243
不堪造就
[ "unpromising", "cannot be trained", "not worth educating", "hopeless to succeed in life" ]
[ "unbearable" ]
[ "not be able to withstand a single blow", "not be able to take a hit" ]
244
不堪一击
[ "collapse at the first blow", "cannot withstand a single blow" ]
[ "vulnerable" ]
[ "neither overbearing nor servile", "neither haughty nor humble" ]
245
不亢不卑
[ "neither overbearing nor servile", "neither obsequious nor arrogant", "neither cringing nor rude", "neither haughty nor humble", "neither supercilious nor obsequious", "neither humble nor pert" ]
[ "neither haughty nor humble" ]
[ "untimely", "out of fashion", "out of season", "out of place" ]
246
不合时宜
[ "incompatible with the present needs", "not tally with the circumstances of the time", "out of accord with the times", "off time", "out of season", "untimely", "ill-timed", "inopportune", "unseasonable" ]
[ "out of time" ]
[ "shudder", "shiver all over the place", "shiver all over." ]
247
不寒而栗
[ "tremble with fear", "shiver all over though not cold shudder" ]
[ "shudder" ]
[ "break up in discord", "break up in disagreement", "break up without joy" ]
248
不欢而散
[ "end on an unpleasant note", "end in discord", "break up unpleasantly", "part on bad terms" ]
[ "break up" ]
[ "not too far from each other", "not too far from it" ]
249
不即不离
[ "keep somebody at arm's length", "be neither too familiar nor too distant", "maintain a discreet distance" ]
[ "never leave" ]
[ "innumerable", "countless" ]
250
不计其数
[ "countless", "unable to tell the number", "beyond (or out of) count", "beyond compute", "innumerable" ]
[ "countless" ]
[ "A matter of no great urgency", "A matter of no urgency" ]
251
不急之务
[ "a nonurgent business", "business requiring no immediate attention", "a matter of no great urgency" ]
[ "a matter of no great urgency" ]
[ "without any pretense of thinking", "without thinking twice", "without taking time to think" ]
252
不假思索
[ "spur-of-the-moment", "without stopping to think", "without thinking", "without hesitation", "readily", "offhand" ]
[ "without thinking" ]
[ "not arrogant and not impatient", "no arrogance, no impatience", "not arrogant or impatient" ]
253
不骄不躁
[ "be neither conceited nor rash", "guard against self-conceit and rashness", "free from arrogance and rashness", "be not proud or touchy" ]
[ "not arrogant" ]
[ "lit. not shed a tear until one sees the coffin" ]
254
不见棺材不落泪
[ "refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality", "not shed a tear until one sees the coffin" ]
[ "No tears without seeing the coffin" ]
[ "not found in the scriptures", "not seen in the scriptures", "not found in scripture", "not found in scriptures" ]
255
不见经传
[ "unknown", "not to be found in the classics", "not authoritative" ]
[ "unknown" ]
[ "not close to human feelings", "not close to human nature", "not close to the human spirit" ]
256
不近人情
[ "unreasonable", "not amenable to reason" ]
[ "unreasonable" ]
[ "If you don't go forward, you go back." ]
257
不进则退
[ "move forward, or you'll fall behind" ]
[ "not advance or retreat" ]
[ "Unorthodox talk", "unscripted talk" ]
258
不经之谈
[ "sheer nonsense", "absurd talking (or statement)", "preposterous statement", "cock-and-bull story" ]
[ "nonsense" ]
[ "spread like wildfire", "get round fast", "get around", "get out in the open" ]
259
不胫而走
[ "spread like wildfire", "run without legs", "spread far and wide", "get round fast" ]
[ "spread like wildfire" ]
[ "You can't gain knowledge without practical experience." ]
260
不经一事,不长一智
[ "wisdom comes from experience", "you can't gain knowledge without practice", "in doing we learn" ]
[ "You can not gain knowledge without practice" ]
[ "not stick to small things", "not stick to small details", "not stick to the small stuff", "not stick to petty issues" ]
261
不拘小节
[ "no stickler for formality", "neglect of minor points of conduct", "not bother about small matters", "unconstrained by formalities", "not be punctilious" ]
[ "informal" ]
[ "not stick to one pattern", "not stick to one format", "not stick to one style", "not stick to any one pattern" ]
262
不拘一格
[ "not conform (or stick) to one pattern", "not formalistic to one style (or pattern)", "follow no set form (or pattern)" ]
[ "Eclectic" ]
[ "incessant", "incessant streams", "incessantly", "incessant stream" ]
263
不绝如缕
[ "very precarious", "hanging by a thread", "at a critical condition", "almost extinct", "(of sound) linger on faintly" ]
[ "hanging by a thread" ]
[ "unexpectedly and unexpectedly", "happen unexpectedly", "unexpectedly", "happen by chance" ]
264
不期然而然
[ "turn out contrary to one's expectations", "never thought it would happen but it did (happen)", "happen without looking for it", "happen unexpectedly", "not as one thought it would happen" ]
[ "Unexpectedly" ]
[ "A chance encounter", "A chance meeting" ]
265
不期而遇
[ "meet accidentally (or by chance)", "have a chance encounter", "come (or run) across", "chance on (or upon)" ]
[ "meet by chance" ]
[ "not seeking a detailed understanding", "not bothered with the details" ]
266
不求甚解
[ "be content with superficial understanding", "not seek to understand things thoroughly", "make no efforts to understand the real meaning", "have but little understanding of the nature of things" ]
[ "not asking" ]
[ "my presumptuous request", "my humble request", "my unwilling request" ]
267
不情之请
[ "my presumptuous request" ]
[ "unkind request" ]
[ "indomitable", "Unyielding" ]
268
不屈不挠
[ "with great fortitude", "persevere in (at or with)", "bear up under affliction", "indomitable", "dauntless", "steadfast", "unswerving", "unbending", "tenacious", "do-or-die" ]
[ "indomitable" ]
[ "disdain", "disdainful" ]
269
不屑一顾
[ "not worth taking a look at", "will not condescend to look at", "not worth a single glance", "beneath one's novice" ]
[ "dismissive" ]
[ "unworthy descendants", "unworthy descendant", "unworthy son or daughter", "unworthy son" ]
270
不肖子孙
[ "unworthy descendants" ]
[ "Unworthy descendants" ]
[ "slovenly", "slovenly in appearance", "slovenly in dress and manner", "sloppy" ]
271
不修边幅
[ "be slovenly", "not care about one's appearance", "disorder of one's attire", "negligence of dress", "untidy" ]
[ "slovenly" ]
[ "not far behind each other", "not far behind", "not much different", "not far off" ]
272
不相上下
[ "equally matched", "more or less equal in strength (or value)", "about the same", "without much difference", "nip and tuck (or nip-and-tuck)", "neck and neck", "balanced" ]
[ "comparable" ]
[ "unconsciousness", "unconscious" ]
273
不省人事
[ "unconscious", "fainted and lost all consciousness", "fall into a swoon", "in a dead faint", "lie like a log", "in a state of coma", "insensible" ]
[ "unconscious" ]
[ "without learning or skills", "without learning or skill" ]
274
不学无术
[ "ignorant and incompetent", "have neither learning nor skill", "not study and know nothing", "an ignoramus" ]
[ "ignorant" ]
[ "one can't tell how many", "one cannot tell how many", "numerous" ]
275
不知凡几
[ "can't tell how many there are", "there are numerous similar cases" ]
[ "I don't know how many" ]
[ "not know the sky is high" ]
276
不知天高地厚
[ "have an exaggerated opinion of one's abilities", "not know the immensity of heaven and earth" ]
[ "I don't know how tall the sky is" ]
[ "not know what's good for one", "not know what's good for you", "not know any better", "not know what's good for him" ]
277
不知好歹
[ "not to know good from bad" ]
[ "I don't know" ]
[ "not knowing when to come or go" ]
278
不知进退
[ "have no sense of propriety" ]
[ "I don't know where to go" ]
[ "Don't know that there is shame in the world" ]
279
不知人间有羞耻事
[ "lose all sense of shame", "be past all sense of shame", "the height of impudence" ]
[ "I don't know there is shame in the world" ]
[ "Not knowing what to do", "Not sure what to do", "not know what to do" ]
280
不知所措
[ "be at a loss", "scarcely know where (or which way) to turn (or what to do)", "be all (or completely) at sea", "be all adrift", "out of one's wits", "lose (or be out of) one's bearings" ]
[ "overwhelmed" ]
[ "I don't know so", "I don't know why" ]
281
不知所以
[ "not know the reason why", "without knowing whence (or why)", "unable to account for" ]
[ "I don't know why" ]
[ "not know what sb. is driving at", "be unintelligible" ]
282
不知所云
[ "unintelligible", "not know what is said (or what somebody is driving at)", "unintelligible", "incomprehensible" ]
[ "I don't know" ]
[ "No compromise", "No compromises" ]
283
不折不扣
[ "in full sense", "without any reservation", "without the slightest discount", "pure and simple", "out and out", "one hundred percent", "to the letter" ]
[ "No compromise" ]
[ "not express an opinion", "not expressing an opinion", "not express an opinion on it", "not express an opinion on" ]
284
不置可否
[ "be noncommittal", "do not say \"yes\" or \"no\"", "refuse to comment", "not express an opinion", "hedge", "dodge" ]
[ "indecisive" ]
[ "incurable diseases", "incurable disease", "incurable illness" ]
285
不治之症
[ "incurable disease", "fatal disease", "a disease without remedy" ]
[ "incurable disease" ]
[ "wide of the mark", "not the point", "irrelevant" ]
286
不着边际
[ "irrelevant", "(talk) far off the mark (or subject)", "wide off the mark", "impertinent" ]
[ "irrelevant" ]
[ "not be ashamed to ask", "not feel ashamed to ask", "not be ashamed to ask for it" ]
287
不耻下问
[ "not above asking questions", "not ashamed to seek the opinions of one's inferiors", "not feel ashamed to ask and learn from one's subordinates", "stoop to ask questions from common people" ]
[ "don't be ashamed to ask" ]
[ "not according with decorum", "unseemly", "unacceptable", "bad form" ]
288
不成体统
[ "unseemly", "behave very badly" ]
[ "immature" ]
[ "an occasional need", "occasional need", "an occasional necessity", "occasional needs" ]
289
不时之需
[ "things which may come in handy", "things which may be needed any time", "a possible period of want or need occasional needs" ]
[ "emergencies" ]
[ "unable see the larger picture", "unable see the larger issue" ]
290
不识大体
[ "fail to see the larger issues", "ignore the general interest" ]
[ "ignore the general interest" ]
[ "be illiterate", "not know how to behave" ]
291
不识抬举
[ "not know how to appreciate (or treasure) favours", "fail to appreciate somebody's kindness", "doe not appreciate such help", "not worth such help" ]
[ "I don't know how to lift" ]
[ "not amenable to current affairs", "not understanding the times", "not amenable to reason", "not amenable reason" ]
292
不识时务
[ "not familiar with the current situation", "ignorant of the present state of affairs (or of the trend)", "have no proper understanding of how things stand", "show ignorance of the time", "insensible" ]
[ "ignorant of the times" ]
[ "lit. no shirt, no shoes", "lit. no shirt or shoes", "lit. without shirt or shoes" ]
293
不衫不履
[ "be sloppily dressed", "without shirt or shoes" ]
[ "shirtless" ]
[ "No up, no down" ]
294
不上不下
[ "in a fix", "suspended in midair" ]
[ "not up nor down" ]
[ "wordless and silent", "taciturn and silent", "taciturn and unobtrusive" ]
295
不声不响
[ "silently", "without a word", "noiselessly", "stealthily", "furtively", "quiet" ]
[ "silently" ]
[ "too numerous to mention", "too many to mention" ]
296
不胜枚举
[ "cannot be enumerated one by one", "too many to enumerate piece by piece", "too numerous to mention individually", "defy enumeration" ]
[ "the list goes on" ]
[ "be pestered beyond endurance", "be pestered beyond measure", "be overwhelmed by" ]
297
不胜其烦
[ "unable to bear", "be pestered beyond endurance", "too much bother", "extremely troublesome" ]
[ "overwhelmed" ]
[ "How do you get a tiger cub without entering a tiger's lair?" ]
298
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
[ "nothing ventured, nothing gained", "the only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into the tiger's den", "take necessary risk", "how can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair" ]
[ "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get a tiger's son" ]
[ "No comment", "No room for argument", "No comments" ]
299
不容置喙
[ "not allow others to butt in", "not allow to cut in (or into)", "not allow to interrupt (one's speech)", "brook no intervention" ]
[ "no beak" ]