一脈相承 come down in one continuous line/derived from the same origin/run in a single line
水到渠成 Keep your options open and everything will fall into the right place.
馬馬虎虎 perfunctory/rough and ready
大道理 empty talk/great truth
撕破脸 turn nasty
賊喊捉賊 A thief crying :”Stop thief!”
一勞永逸 Once and for all, a stick in times saves nine
心腹之患 serious danger or trouble
食言 go back on one’s word/ break one’s promise
格局大的人 big picture thinker
因小失大 Seeking small gains at great cost
高處不勝寒 be too highbrow to be popular/it’s lonely to be in a high position
心不唤物,物不至 When heart does not call, things do not reach.
破釜沉舟 cut off all the means of retreat/burn one’s bridges/boats
紙上談兵 Armchair strategy
老死不相往来
Not visiting each other all their lives
出來混遲早是要還的 What goes around comes around. There’s a payback for every action. What you do to the others will eventually come back to you.
不以物喜不以己悲 Not pleased by external gains not saddened by personal losses.
十年磨一劍
近水樓台先得月
Meandering leads to perfection 