(coll.) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources
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to return empty-handed / to fail to win anything
karate
empty-handed
rival / competitor
election assistant / running mate
clumsy / all thumbs
the person in charge / the head of the leadership group
to control in every detail / excessive supervision
pipe wrench
white hand / empty-handed
the person in charge / agent / broker
to practice a skill
(idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions
bound hand and foot (idiom) / constrained
boat tracker / boat puller / broker / middleman
thorny issue / tricky case
troublesome / hard to deal with
delicate hands / woman's tender and soft hands
see 羊肚手巾[]
cosmetic surgery
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom)
pterodactyl
like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) / no clue where to start
to play tricks / to maneuver
divine physician / sage doctor / highly skilled practitioner
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind / sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face / abbr. to 背殺|背杀[]
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom) / fig. to work one's fingers to the bone
to do (sth) oneself / to help oneself to
to bind oneself hand and foot
(lit.) the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / (fig.) a very slight effort
one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well
connoisseur / expert
expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
to regard sb as a brother (idiom)
as close as brothers (idiom) / deep friendship
to do the job oneself
(coll.) to defecate
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