付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
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1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
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2 to do sth without considering the risks
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3 to leave out of consideration
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
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1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
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1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
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2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
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1 promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
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1 promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
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1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
度日如年
dù rì rú nián
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1 a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy
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2 time crawls when one is wretched
快马加鞭
kuài mǎ jiā biān
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1 to spur the horse to full speed (idiom)
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2 to go as fast as possible
悔恨交加
huǐ hèn jiāo jiā
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1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
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1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
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2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
普度众生
pǔ dù zhòng shēng
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1 (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom)
有则改之,无则加勉
yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn
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1 correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom)
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
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1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
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2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
欲速则不达
yù sù zé bù dá
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1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
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2 don't try to run before you can walk
欲速而不达
yù sù ér bù dá
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1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed
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2 also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达
添砖加瓦
tiān zhuān jiā wǎ
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1 lit. contribute bricks and tiles for a building (idiom)
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2 fig. to do one's bit to help
火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu
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1 to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
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2 to enrage people and make matters worse
无以复加
wú yǐ fù jiā
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1 in the extreme (idiom)
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2 incapable of further increase
精诚所加,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
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1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
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2 With a will, you can achieve anything.