Text matches for “不”

no stronghold one cannot overcome (idiom) / to conquer every obstacle / nothing one can't do / to carry everything before one

to be unable to stand

to stand still without advancing (idiom) / to hesitate and hold back

widely different / utterly different

(idiom) dubious / shady / neither one thing nor the other / neither fish nor fowl / nondescript

not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner

(idiom) to act without taking time to think / to react instantly / to fire from the hip

can be regarded as / qualifies as (something positive)

to have no other choice / to be the last resort

unlike

(idiom) wordless / silent / taciturn / without speaking

(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip

not show one's feeling or intentions

what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)

supply does not meet demand

pretty close / very near / about right

to brook no delay / to demand immediate action

not to refuse to (idiom) / not to hesitate to

to boast shamelessly / to talk big

the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)

to be on tenterhooks (idiom) / to be anxious and frightened

overcrowded / jam-packed

deep and unmeasurable (idiom) / unfathomable depths / incomprehensible / enigmatic and impossible to predict

to hesitate over what move to make (idiom) / to waver / to shilly-shally

(idiom) illiterate

lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom) / fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog / in for a penny, in for a pound

to not even take a penny (as a bribe)

to be getting worse with each generation

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support

gone forever

lit. you cannot get fat with only one mouthful (proverb) / fig. any significant achievement requires time, effort and persistence

lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom) / fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on / complete ignorance

(idiom) word for word / verbatim / without a single mistake or omission

to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)

without missing a word

totally illiterate

lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom) / fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us / (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

worthless (idiom) / no use whatsoever

to be getting worse by the day