to block one's ears and not listen (idiom) / to turn a deaf ear
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to have a tacit understanding
Headword or pronunciation心照不宣
to forget and not bear recriminations (idiom) / to let bygones be bygones / There is no point in crying over spilt milk.
Headword or pronunciation既往不咎
(idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
Headword or pronunciation乐此不疲
nothing is too bizarre / full of extraordinary things
Headword or pronunciation无奇不有
in every possible way (idiom) / meticulous
Headword or pronunciation无微不至
not to shrink from any crime (idiom) / to commit any imaginable misdeed
Headword or pronunciation无恶不作
(idiom) to not leave one's home / to stay indoors
Headword or pronunciation足不出户
there is no lack of
Headword or pronunciation不乏
not satisfactory / thoughtless / inconsiderate
Headword or pronunciation不周
to speak rudely
Headword or pronunciation出言不逊
(idiom) to live up to one's famous name / its reputation is well deserved
Headword or pronunciation名不虚传
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible
Headword or pronunciation爱不释手
not worthwhile
Headword or pronunciation犯不着
not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom) / incumbent / bounden (duty)
Headword or pronunciation义不容辞
to be out of the question
Headword or pronunciation谈不上
numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned
Headword or pronunciation麻木不仁
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied
Headword or pronunciation不平
incautious / inattentive
Headword or pronunciation不慎
unequal / varied
Headword or pronunciation不等
income does not cover expenditure / unable to make ends meet
Headword or pronunciation入不敷出
wanton and unrestrained (idiom) / dissolute
Headword or pronunciation放荡不羁
careless / heedless / absent-minded / indifferent
Headword or pronunciation漫不经心
to say sth without meaning it (idiom) / to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
Headword or pronunciation言不由衷
whereabouts unknown / gone missing
Headword or pronunciation不知去向
self-evident / needing no explanation (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation不言自明
(idiom) impatient / eager to (do sth) / unable to wait any longer
Headword or pronunciation急不可待
indistinct / fuzzy / blurred with age
Headword or pronunciation模糊不清
without the slightest hesitation
Headword or pronunciation毫不迟疑
eternal glory / will never be forgotten
Headword or pronunciation永垂不朽
to not move a single jot (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation纹丝不动
to be total strangers (idiom)
Headword or pronunciation素不相识
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely / awfully
Headword or pronunciation不亦乐乎
not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to
Headword or pronunciation不以为然
(idiom) even-handed / impartial / unbiased
Headword or pronunciation不偏不倚
not a word or movement (idiom) / remaining calm and collected / not batting an eyelid
Headword or pronunciation不动声色
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom) / to take great pains / to be very patient
Headword or pronunciation不厌其烦
unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp
Headword or pronunciation不快
displeased / annoyed
Headword or pronunciation不悦
to remain unmoved
Headword or pronunciation不为所动
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