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大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job
　　大公无私selfless
　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay
　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled
　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、foofaraw 、fuss 、like a hen with one chicken
　　大惊小怪的spoffish
　　大快人心affording general satisfaction
　　大名鼎鼎famous well known
　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly
　　大千世界the boundless universe
　　大失所望greatly disappointed
　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences
　　大显身手、大显神通strut one's stuff
　　大言不惭、夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade
　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice
　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty
　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep
　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed
　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others
　　殚思极虑rack one's brains
　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose
　　胆战心惊的funky
　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth
　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious
　　得过且过drift along muddle along
　　得天独厚的advantaged
　　得心应手handy with facility
　　得意忘形、得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success
　　得意洋洋elated、 elation、 exaltation、 jauntiness
　　得意扬扬ride high
　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、 high-blown 、perky
　　得意扬扬的triumphant
　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity
　　德高望重sainted 、 saintlike
　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection
　　地大物博vast territory and abundant resources
　　颠倒黑白、颠倒是非、 混淆是非call white black、 swear black is white
　　颠三倒四confused disorderly
　　雕虫小技insignificant skill
　　调兵遣将move forces
　　调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base
　　掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly
　　喋喋不休blat 、cackle 、chackle 、harp、 harp on、 jaw-jaw 、rattle 、twitter、 wag
　　顶天立地of indomitable spirit
　　东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection
　　东山再起bob up like a cork
　　独具匠心show originality
　　独树一帜develop a school of one's own
　　独一无二in a class by oneself
　　独一无二的unique 、unmatched、 unparalleled
　　度日如年one day seems like a year
　　断章取义garble 、quote out of context
　　对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone 、Cast pearls before swine
　　对症下药suit the remedy to the case
　　多才多艺versatility
　　多才多艺的accomplished 、all-round 、allround 、miscellaneous、 versatile
　　多愁善感sensitivity、sentimentality
　　多愁善感的moonstruck 、spoony
　　多此一举bring owls to Athens、 hold a candle to the sun
　　多多益善the more the better
　　咄咄逼人aggressive
　　脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself
　　阿谀奉承、趋炎附势greasiness
　　恩将仇报、以怨报德 、忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one
　　尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other
　　发人深省的thought-provoking
　　发人深省set people thinking
　　发扬光大carry forward
　　翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale
　　翻天覆地world-shaking
　　泛滥成灾overrun
　　飞黄腾达、青云直上come into one's kingdom、 rise in the world strike oil
　　飞黄腾达的successful
　　飞禽走兽birds and beasts
　　废寝忘食forget food and sleep
　　分道扬镳part company，each going his own way
　　分化瓦解disintegrate 、divide and demoralize
　　分门别类classify
　　纷至沓来come in a continuous stream
　　纷至沓来的thick as hail
　　奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety
　　愤愤不平be indignant
　　愤世嫉俗的cynical
　　丰富多彩rich and colorful
　　丰功伟绩great achievement
　　丰衣足食have ample food and clothing
　　风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes
　　风马牛不相及be totally unrelated
　　风靡一时be the rage
　　风平浪静calm
　　风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds
　　风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation
　　风雨无阻in all weathers
　　锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities
　　蜂涌而来pour
　　逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion
　　逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good
　　奉公守法law-abiding
　　敷衍了事make short shrift of 、palter、 scuffle
　　釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation
　　赴汤蹈火、出生入死go through fire and water
　　富丽堂皇magnificence
　　覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again 、It is no use crying over spilt milk
繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous
　　爱不释手fondle admiringly
　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide
　　爱屋及乌love me，love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch
　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment
　　白手起家build up from nothing
　　百里挑一one in hundred
　　百折不挠be indomitable
　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished
　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive
　　饱经风霜weather-beaten
　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe
　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life
　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction
　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse
　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early
　　必由之路the only way
　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse
　　变本加厉be further intensified
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality
　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality
　　别开生面having sth. New
　　别有用心have ulterior motives
　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane
　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful
　　博古通今erudite and informed
　　不败之地incincible position
　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates
　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption
　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown
　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest
　　不同凡响outstanding
　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying
　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains
　　不以为然not approve object to
　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
　　不亦乐乎extremely
　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance
　　不约而同happen to coincide
　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul
　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits
　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning
　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel
　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds
　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket
　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness
　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly
　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks
　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying
　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers
　　畅行无阻checkless
　　车水马龙heavy traffic
　　沉默寡言taciturnity
　　称心如意well-content
　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot
　　成群结队gang horde
　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe
　　诚心诚意sincere desire
　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following
　　吃苦耐劳tough
　　吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly
　　痴心妄想、胡思乱想wishful thinking
　　持之以恒preserve
　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind
　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot
　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、morosely
　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious
　　出乎意料unexpected
　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence
　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence
　　出谋划策give counsel suggest
　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action
　　出生入死go through fire and water
　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy
　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs
　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted
　　绰绰有余more than sufficient
　　此起彼伏as one falls，another rises
　　从容不迫go easy take one's time
　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried
　　从容不迫地by easy stages
　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy
　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush
　　措手不及unaware unprepared
　　错综复杂、扑朔迷离 anfractuosity
　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous
　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy