idiom (set phrase) 2

I've been restless this week, waiting for the results to come out

这个星期我都在坐立不安，等待结果出来

A dog will leap over a wall in desperation

It's only been a day since we last saw each other, and we feel like we haven't seen each other in three years

才一天没见，我们就有一日三秋的感觉

I ran across an old friend of mine in the library

我在图书馆与一位老朋友不期而遇

Three people spreading reports of a tiger make you believe there is one around
A lie, if repeated often enough, will be accepted as truth

Although rumors end with the wise, spreading them is very terrifying

虽然谣言止于智者，但是三人成虎非常可怕

失败为成功之母
[shī bài wéi chénɡ ɡōnɡ zhī mǔ]

A thousand mile trip begins with one step.
Great success is an accumulation of smaller successes.

千里之行始于足下
[qiān lǐ zhī xínɡ shǐ yú zú xià]

His mother asked him many questions, but he didn't answer the right questions

妈妈问了他许多问题，他却答非所问

Drop all your preconceived ideas and remain neutral when thinking about the problem

放下你所有先入为主的想法，请保持中立去思考问题

Look at her performance, it's really arrogant

你看她的表现， 简直是目中无人

The girl did not want to go out with him because he was an octopus

这女孩不愿与他外出，因为他毛手毛脚

He clumsily knocked his cup over and broke it

learn from other's strong points to make up one's deficiencies

To make any progress we must overcome our own weak points by learning from each other's strong points

必须互相取长补短，才能有进步

able to do anything of one's own free will

The sheep had got out and were loose on the road

那些羊跑出来在路上自由自在地走动

I have no ambitions other than to have a happy life and be free

我没有雄心大志，只求自由自在地过幸福生活

from the very beginning,  relate in detail

When I explained everything to my mum and dad, there were no histrionics

我一五一十地把一切都向父母解释清楚了

The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job

抚养孩子确实是一项长年累月的苦差事

One has a quick tongue and never bothers to hide what one thinks; plain-spoken and straightforward

He liked this straightforward, outspoken youngster

他喜欢这个小伙子，心直口快，有什么说什么

I find the house wonderful, but there is a fly in the ointment& it is too far from the town.

我觉得那所房子非常好，但是有一点美中不足，就是离市区太远了

The child was playing with his phone while doing homework, so he was scolded by his mother

孩子一边玩手机一边写作业，三心二意，结果被妈妈骂了

I couldn't admit to my parents that I was finding the course difficult

我无法向父母实话实说，我觉得这门课程很难

I would rather be honest than give them unrealistic expectations

我宁肯实话实说也不愿意给予他们不切实际的期望