mandarin 3 idioms - ALL

白手起家

to start from scratch / to build up from nothing

人高马大

tall and strongly built

助人为乐

pleasure in helping others

十全十美

perfect / flawless

自言自语

to talk to oneself

七上八下

perturbed / an unsettled state of mind

头头是道

clear and logical / reasoned

冷言冷语

sarcastic remarks / cold words

三心二意

half-hearted / distracted

数一数二

one of the very best / top-notch

一心一意

wholeheartedly / intently

有说有笑

talking and laughing

一动不动

completely motionless

古色古香

quaint / having an antique flavor

五颜六色

colorful / multi-colored

半斤八两

six of one and half a dozen of the other / much of a muchness

五花八门

all kinds of / wide variety

大吃大喝

to eat and drink excessively / feast

左思右想

to ponder over / turn over in one's mind

人山人海

huge crowds of people

青山绿水

beautiful green hills and clear waters

游山玩水

to travel around enjoying the scenery

冰天雪地

a world of ice and snow

晴空万里

a clear and boundless sky

四面八方

all directions / from all quarters

人来人往

people coming and going / bustling

一路平安

have a safe trip / bon voyage

男女老少

men, women, old and young / everyone

千家万户

every family / countless households

南来北往

coming and going from south and north