擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
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1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
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2 to be on one's guard
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3 to be clear-eyed
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
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1 to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
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2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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3 a few words to clinch the point
目不转睛
mù bù zhuǎn jīng
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1 unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
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2 to stare
眼不转睛
yǎn bù zhuàn jīng
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1 with fixed attention (idiom)
睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà
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1 to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
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2 to talk drivel
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
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1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
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2 unarmed and defenseless
赤膊上阵
chì bó shàng zhèn
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1 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
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2 fig. to go all out
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3 to come out in the open
赤胆忠心
chì dǎn zhōng xīn
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1 lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
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2 to serve sb with body and soul
赤贫如洗
chì pín rú xǐ
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1 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
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2 impoverished
近朱者赤,近墨者黑
jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi
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1 those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
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2 you are the product of your environment
金无足赤
jīn wú zú chì
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1 not all gold is sufficiently red (idiom); no-one is perfect
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què
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1 lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom)
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2 fig. to act blindly
点睛
diǎn jīng
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1 to dot in the eyes
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2 fig. to add finishing touch
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3 abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes
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4 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
点睛之笔
diǎn jīng zhī bǐ
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1 the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
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2 the crucial point that brings the subject to life
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3 a few words to clinch the point