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趁火打劫 plundering a burning house

声东击西 making a feint to the east and attacking in the west

李代桃僵 palming off substitute for the real thing

顺手牵羊 picking up something in passing

混水摸鱼 muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters

空城计 presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness

馋得流口水 make someone ’s mouth water

牵线搭桥 pull the strings

钱能生钱 Money begets money

白费力气 plough the air

neither fish nor flesh

非驴非马

paint the lily

画蛇添足

no point 没理由

mark time

原地踏步；停顿

make a clean breast of?.忏悔

make somebody

’ s blood boil

使??极度愤怒

Put on an act

装腔作势

Make much ado about nothing

无中生有

Make good time

快速行进；有效利用运行时间

Mother hen 婆婆妈妈地担心他人遭遇意外的人

Nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙

New broom 刚上任的新官

No account 没用的人

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Pull one ’s leg 开某人的玩笑

Make a night of it 欢闹一夜

Old wives ’ tale 荒诞故事