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绳之以法
shéng zhī yǐ fǎ
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to punish according to the law;
to bring to justice
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无稽之谈
wú jī zhī tán
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complete nonsense (idiom)
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置之不理
zhì zhī bù lǐ
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to pay no heed to (idiom);
to ignore;
to brush aside
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取而代之
qǔ ér dài zhī
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to substitute for sb;
to remove and replace
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求之不得
qiú zhī bù dé
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lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
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随之
suí zhī
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thereupon;
subsequently;
accordingly
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拒之门外
jù zhī mén wài
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to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
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不速之客
bù sù zhī kè
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uninvited or unexpected guest
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逃之夭夭
táo zhī yāo yāo
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to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime);
to show a clean pair of heels
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当之无愧
dāng zhī wú kuì
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fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
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无价之宝
wú jià zhī bǎo
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priceless treasure
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简而言之
jiǎn ér yán zhī
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in a nutshell;
to put it briefly
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意料之中
yì liào zhī zhōng
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to come as no surprise;
as expected
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明智之举
míng zhì zhī jǔ
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sensible act
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人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
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human nature (idiom);
a behavior that is only natural
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恨之入骨
hèn zhī rù gǔ
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to hate sb to the bone (idiom)
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操之过急
cāo zhī guò jí
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to act with undue haste (idiom); eager and impatient;
overhasty
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众矢之的
zhòng shǐ zhī dì
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lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism;
attacked on all sides
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乌合之众
wū hé zhī zhòng
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mob
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相比之下
xiāng bǐ zhī xià
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by comparison
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自知之明
zì zhī zhī míng
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knowing oneself (idiom);
self-knowledge
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十分之一
shí fēn zhī yī
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one tenth
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不了了之
bù liǎo liǎo zhī
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to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled;
to end up with nothing definite
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五分之一
wǔ fēn zhī yī
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one fifth
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后起之秀
hòu qǐ zhī xiù
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an up-and-coming youngster;
new talent;
a brilliant younger generation
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