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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.—He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.—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—Do not do others what you would not have them do to you.—abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people—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)—lit. use others' strengths make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—lit. kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others—parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others—sb who for a profit entices others obtain medical care—share (joys, benefits, privileges etc) with others—appearing be praising others while actually praising yourself—fig. sb who asks others work but does nothing himself—rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others—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—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—pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others—fig. seeing others do what one loves do, one is inspired to try it again—share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts—many fleas, but unconcerned (idiom); no point in worrying about one debt when one has so many others—abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people—do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act—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)—seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many 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—one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults—consider oneself as being not as good as the others—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.]—wallow in the mire with sb. (idiom); to follow the bad example of others—write no more because others write so much better [idiom.]—lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt [idiom.]—delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves [idiom.]—listen to the ideas of others with an open mind [idiom.]—take advantage of the good reputations of others [idiom.]— |