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Idioms

爱恨交织 mixture of love and hate

安于现状 be happy with the status quo; take things as they are

榜上有名 be on the list of successful candidates

悲欢离合 joys and sorrows, partings and reunions

别具一格 have a unique style

不以为然 disapprove; disagree

不约而同 do the same thing, match without planning

打抱不平 stand up against injustice

大相径庭 as different as can be (very different)

当务之急 top priorty

独一无二 one of a kind

耳濡目染 be influenced by something you constantly see/hear

风生水起 flourishing (development)

勾心斗角 fight eachother/scheme against eachother (politics or workplace)

根深蒂固 deep rooted (problem)

轰轰烈烈 an a grand and impressive scale
家常便饭 very common

截然不同 completely different

举不胜举 too numerous to count

尽心尽力 put the utmost effort into something

门当户对 well matched in socio economic status (for marriage)

名闻遐迩 famous far and wide

难以置信 hard to believe; unimaginable

蹑手蹑脚 tiptoe quietly

潜滋暗长 grow secretly and stealthily (negative)

青红皂白 rights and wrongs, truth of matter (不分)

趋之若鹜 flock like ducks; rush blindly

人走茶凉 out of side out of mind

如雷贯耳 well known; thunderously familiar

如愿以偿 to get everything one wishes for

深入人心 to have a real impact; be popular

世代相传 pass down from generation to generation

首当其冲 be the first one to bear the brunt of something

受益匪浅 to benefit a lot from

顺其自然 let nature take its course

顺水推舟 go with the flow (take advantage of a situation for ones own benefit)

随之而来 following/consequent

天方夜谭 arabian nights (utterly fantastical and unbelievable story)

天经地义 totally justified

天壤之别 world of a difference (very different)

天人合一 unity of man and nature

突飞猛进 developing by leaps and bounds

万事如意 hope you get everything you wish for

五彩斑斓 bright and colourful

无独有偶 not the only one (derog.)
栩栩如生 vividly likelike/realistic

一病不起 never recover after falling gravely ill

一面之词 one sided story

一蹶不振 never recover after a setback

一视同仁 treat everyone equally

以假乱真 to fake a product so well that it comes across as genuine

源源不断 continuously

源远流长 long standing and established (culture/traditions)

执迷不悟 cling onto the wrong beliefs; be so stubborn and refuse to see the truth

众所周知 as everyone knows

走亲访友 visit friends and family