 1. 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2. 不眠之夜 white night 3. 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 4. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 5. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth 6. 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 7. 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 8. 淡如水 as pure as crystal 9. 老生常谈 cut and dried, cliché 10. 谋事在人，成事在天 Manproposes, God disposes. 11. 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half 12. 破釜沉舟 burn one‘s own way of retreat 13. 巧妇难为无米之炊 One can't make bricks without straw. 14. 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 15. 杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel 16. 物以类聚，人以群分 Birds of a feather flock together. 17. 祸不单行 Misfortunes never come singly. When itrains it pours. 18. 唯利是图 draw water to one's mill 19. 无源之水,无本之木water without asource, and a tree without roots 20. 无中生有 make/create something out of nothing 21. 无风不起浪 There's no smoke without fire. 22. 息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters 23. 鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey 24. 有钱能使鬼推磨 Moneytalks. 25. 欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success. 26. 优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest 27. 一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 28. 众矢之的 target of public criticism 29. 纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later. 30. 左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea |
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