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Examples:fig. speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point—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.—You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.—all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice—no room advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma—You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience—storytelling dramatic art dating back Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary—How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.—wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking—act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly—two processes can be implemented without conflict—without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières)—divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)—focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece—without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent—fig. Do what you want do openly and without dissimulation.—be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject—lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason—do official business according to the official principles (i.e. without involving private interests)—lit. clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble—stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere—lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. pretend to do sth without understanding it—without rules, nothing can be done (idiom); one must follow some rules—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—make a pledge to be married, without parents' approval—the common good above everything without no regard for personal interests (idiom); behave altruistically—without the freedom act independently (idiom); involuntary—attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive—one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)—mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details—computer without operating system or other software installed—fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support—agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation—Money isn't everything but without money you have nothing. [idiom.]—(self-deprecating) have grown old without accomplishing anything [idiom.]—lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. [idiom.]—lit. throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea [idiom.]— |