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Examples:Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.—don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech the detriment of what you want to say—a black stallion or possibly a yellow mare (idiom); don't judge by outward appearance—don't pass judgment until you've seen the end—lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)—I really want do it, but don't have the resources.—lit. don't sit under overhanging eaves (idiom); fig. don't stay in danger area—think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully—almost everything has a start, but not many things have an end (idiom); don't start sth you can't handle—extreme joy turns sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!—important matter that must be kept secret (idiom); don't breathe a word of it anyone!—don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)—a modal particle indicating (don't mind it, ok)—don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously—lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead friendship—don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely—When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.—lit. warning the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart—lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise—lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow inothers' field—Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression); Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen others' gossip.—If you don't plug the small hole, the big hole will be hard repair (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.—You're welcome (that is, please don't thank me)—Take what you hear be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.—reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom); (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success—lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public—(lit.) Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave [idiom.]—lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree [idiom.]—lit. reply "don't know" whatever the question [idiom.]—when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys [idiom.]—you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare [idiom.]—sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof [idiom.]— |