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Examples:what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?—When two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom). If it comes a fight, someone will get hurt.—go at it with all you've got—if two tigers fight, one must get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound get hurt—possibly tribal leaders before the historiographers got working on them—a horse cannot get fat without an extra ration, a man cannot get rich without an extra income [idiom.]—lit. examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth—don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech the detriment of what you want to say—lit. want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed—get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate—Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too—When we get the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current (common saying); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.—better just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony—lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get—not get proper recognition for one's talents—small capital, huge profit (idiom); put in a little and get a lot out—lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. get rid of sb once he has served his purpose—meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere—lit. even jumping inthe Yellow River can't get you clean—feel hopelessly worried or get in trouble for imaginary fears—lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom); unfamiliar at first but you get used it—get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful—faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right—get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task)—lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head; it is hard get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head—lit. want to get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)—play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences—hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants—fig. get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions—fig. it is hard get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations—lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb)—lit. open the door and see the mountain; fig. to get right to the point [idiom.]— |