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Examples:crush sth by running over it—settle a matter by leaving it unsettled—drink water by scooping it up with both hands—know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)—lit. tune one's zither then play it; fig. to live by the consequences of one's actions—Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)—As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare—cow from Wu is terrified by the moon, mistaking it for the sun—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—avoid a problem by walking away from it—a thousand tries leads one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.—cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient—(polite expression of gratitude for a favor received by a friend etc) I take it as a personal favor—reheat cold food by steaming it—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists— |