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Examples:You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.—definitive conclusion on the coffin lid (idiom); You can only judge a person's merits or demerits after death.—fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.—If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar ina needle.—something you can't go against—What can you have against it? [idiom.]—you can't judge a person by appearance [idiom.]—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't have your cake and eat it—you can run this time, but you'll have come back—lit. say grapes are sour when you can't eat them—you can't judge a book by its cover—lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart it, you can break up metal and rocks—You can't gain knowledge without practical experience (common saying); wisdom only comes with experience—lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other—you can't always get everything you want—nothing you can do about it—all-you-can-eat (buffet) (Tw)—It is hard change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.—reflect a thousand times and you can still make a mistake (idiom); err is human—know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)—mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.—lit. even jumping inthe Yellow River can't get you clean—you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—You can only spend what you earn.—The courtyard is deserted, you can net sparrows at the door (idiom); completely deserted—make merry while you can—crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can—don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience—lit. sing accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can—you can lead a horse water but you can't make him drink—lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it—fig. with money, you can do anything you like—lit. speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)—fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions—you can't always do as you like—when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers—(slang) come on, you can't deny it!—You can't make progress by clinging old notions.—lit. like a three-meter high monk , you can't rub his head [idiom.]—You can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot. [idiom.]—lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have take it home [idiom.]— |