一条路走到黑
yī tiáo lù zǒu dào hēi
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1 lit. to follow one road until dark (idiom)
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2 fig. to stick to one's ways
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3 to cling to one's course
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
天下乌鸦一般黑
tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi
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1 all crows are black (idiom)
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2 evil people are bad all over the world
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
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1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
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1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
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2 to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
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1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
数黄道黑
shǔ huáng dào hēi
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
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2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论白
shǔ hēi lùn bái
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
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2 also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shǔ hēi lùn huáng]
数黑论黄
shǔ hēi lùn huáng
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1 to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
昏天黑地
hūn tiān hēi dì
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1 lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)
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2 fig. pitch dark
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3 to black out
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4 disorderly
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5 troubled times
有则改之,无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
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1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
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1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
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2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
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1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's bit to help
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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2 to enrage people and make matters worse
无以复加
wú yǐ fù jiā
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1 in the extreme (idiom)
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2 incapable of further increase
精诚所加,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
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1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
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2 With a will, you can achieve anything.
变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
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1 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
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2 to aggravate
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3 to intensify