俗语
95 idioms in this topic.
- 一发不可收拾uncontrollable
- 一官半职a low-ranking official
- 一扫而光sweep away
- 一石二鸟kill two birds with one stone
- 一笑了之Laugh it off
- 一错再错make mistakes again and again
- 七折八扣seven-fold discount
- 七言八语jumbled words
- 三长两短three long and two short
- 不在话下a piece of cake
- 不堪入耳unpleasant to the ear
- 不成体统Unseemly
- 不请自来uninvited
- 东奔西走run around
- 东拉西扯ramble
- 丢三拉四Forgetful and careless
- 丢人现眼to make a fool of oneself
- 两手空空empty-handed
- 久病成医Long illness makes one a doctor
- 乳臭未干wet behind the ears
- 事不过三Three strikes and you're out
- 井水不犯河水Well water doesn't violate river water
- 伤筋动骨injure tendons and bones
- 依葫芦画瓢copycat
- 先来后到First come, first served
- 八字没见一撇Not even a glimmer of hope
- 升官发财get promoted and rich
- 半斤八两Half a jin, eight liang
- 口说无凭bare words
- 叫苦连天Cry bitterly
- 吃喝玩乐eat, drink, play, and have fun
- 呱呱坠地to be born
- 品头评足to nitpick
- 嘻皮笑脸grinning
- 多如牛毛as numerous as the hairs on an ox
- 夜长梦多Long night, many dreams
- 大手大脚lavish spending
- 大错特错completely wrong
- 奇谈怪论strange theories
- 好事成双Good things come in pairs
- 婆婆妈妈fussy and procrastinating
- 家长里短daily family affairs
- 寅吃卯粮live hand to mouth
- 将错就错make the best of a bad job
- 尖嘴猴腮sharp-mouthed and monkey-faced
- 市井之徒commoners
- 张三李四Zhang San Li Si
- 心宽体胖Relaxed and well-fed
- 打得火热very close
- 扫地出门sweep out of the house
- 拍手叫好applaud
- 拖儿带女to bring up children
- 挑三嫌四pick and choose
- 捏一把汗sweat a bucket
- 旧事重提Rake over old coals
- 晴天霹雳a bolt from the blue
- 有口无心speak without thinking
- 有来无回One-way trip
- 有钱有势wealthy and powerful
- 死皮赖脸shamelessly
- 污言秽语filthy language
- 没头没脑headlong
- 滚瓜烂熟perfectly familiar
- 灰头土脸covered in dust
- 灰头土面covered in dust
- 点头之交nodding acquaintance
- 狗血喷头dog blood splashing
- 狗血淋头dog blood on the head
- 生不如死Life is worse than death
- 男大当婚Men should marry when they are old enough
- 病从口入Disease enters through the mouth
- 知人知面不知心Know the face, not the heart
- 破口大骂to curse
- 破绽百出full of flaws
- 砸锅卖铁sell everything
- 积习难改deep-rooted habits are hard to change
- 笨嘴拙舌tongue-tied
- 美中不足A minor flaw; a slight defect
- 胡言乱语nonsense
- 胡说八道talk nonsense
- 自我吹嘘self-boasting
- 自讨苦吃invite suffering
- 街头市尾streets and alleys
- 言归正传to get back to the point
- 评头论足criticize
- 说长论短to discuss others' strengths and weaknesses
- 说长道短gossiping
- 财大气粗wealthy and powerful
- 费力不讨好toil without reward
- 酒足饭饱Full and satisfied
- 酒醉饭饱drunk and full
- 饭来张口Food comes to the mouth
- 饱以老拳beat soundly
- 饱餐一顿have a full meal
- 鼻青眼肿black and blue