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Examples:(pick) the lesser of two evils—lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil—hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target—distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil—strongly criticize the evils of the day—lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good—lit. foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster—a kind of metal or jade ornament worn in ancient times ward off evil spirits—hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing—harbor evil intentions (idiom); concealing malice—the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts—secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans—noxious winds, evil influences (idiom); malignant social trends—mythical animal that brings luck and wards off evil, having head of a dragon and lion's body, often with hoofs, wings and tail—religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)—Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed drive away evil spirits)—not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents—virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—evil has its retribution (idiom); suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds—eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness—encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice—the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance stave off evil.—evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom); scandal spreads like wildfire—evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12—(figuratively) a person with the courage fight against evil—Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time—dualism, belief that the universe is made of two different substance (e.g. mind and matter or good and evil)—evil creature (preventing a Buddhist monk from progressing enlightenment)—lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles—play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences—Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).—so much evil that it reaches all the way heaven [idiom.]—persisting in evil brings about self-destruction [idiom.]—one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [idiom.]— |