上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
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1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
不以词害志
bù yǐ cí hài zhì
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1 don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
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1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
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1 enemy (idiom); opponent
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2 arch-enemy
包揽词讼
bāo lǎn cí sòng
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1 to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
各执一词
gè zhí yī cí
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1 each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
含糊其词
hán hú qí cí
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1 to equivocate
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2 to talk evasively (idiom)
唱对台戏
chàng duì tái xì
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1 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
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2 to get into confrontation
对事不对人
duì shì bù duì rén
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1 it's nothing personal (idiom)
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
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1 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
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2 fig. offering a treat to an unappreciative audience
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3 to cast pearls before swine
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4 caviar to the general
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5 to preach to deaf ears
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6 to talk over sb's head
对症下药
duì zhèng xià yào
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1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
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2 to take appropriate steps
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
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1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
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2 to take appropriate steps
对答如流
duì dá rú liú
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1 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
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1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
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2 legal confrontation
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3 to take sb to court
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4 to sue
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
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1 lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
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2 fig. to scold sb indirectly
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3 to criticize obliquely
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
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1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
强词夺理
qiǎng cí duó lǐ
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1 to twist words and force logic (idiom)
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2 sophistry
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3 loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument
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4 shoving false arguments down people's throats
拙于言词
zhuō yú yán cí
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1 to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
振振有词
zhèn zhèn yǒu cí
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1 to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
支吾其词
zhī wú qí cí
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1 (idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
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2 evasive