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Examples:harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain the detriment of others—Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.—lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others—lit. killing the chicken warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others—Do not do others what you would not have them do to you.—someone who does not easily get along with others—refrain from hurting others, yet guard against those trying hurt you (proverb)—(idiom) evade responsibility and push it to others—positive influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)—lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)—selfish and uncaring of the interests of others—fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.—get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others—share (joys, benefits, privileges etc) with others—overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others)—slavishly copying others, one risks becoming a caricature—appearing be praising others while actually praising yourself—fig. sb who asks others work but does nothing himself—jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself—fig. offend others by endlessly repeating unpleasant remarks—"shopping coupon scalper", sb who sells unwanted or returned shopping coupons others for a profit—sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted—go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others—be zealous in helping others out of a predicament—rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's living—everything for self and selfish profit (idiom); with no regard for others—a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); use one's position to bully others—What you don't want done you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)—fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—Gwoyeu Romatzyh, a romanization system for Chinese devised by Y.R. Chao and others in 1925-26—appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)—lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing pride or moral integrity)—lit. rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power bully and exploit people—implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime—seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others—negative influence, effect that people's doings or behavior have on others (society)—be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others—Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche)—bear one's own responsibilities and not pass them to others [idiom.]—lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt [idiom.]—listen to the ideas of others with an open mind [idiom.]—take advantage of the good reputations of others [idiom.]—watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted [idiom.]—delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves [idiom.]—be severe with oneself and lenient with others [idiom.]— |