无中生有 make/create something out of nothing

　　无风不起浪 There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire.

　　徇私枉法 bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

　　新官上任三把火 a new broom sweeps clean

　　虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

　　蓄势而发 accumulate strength for a take-off

　　心想事成 May all your wish come true

　　心照不宣 have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding

　　先入为主 First impressions are firmly entrenched.

　　先下手为强 catch the ball before the bound

　　像热锅上的蚂蚁 like an ant on a hot pan

　　现身说法 warn people by taking oneself as an example

　　息事宁人 pour oil on troubled waters

　　喜忧参半 mingled hope and fear

　　循序渐进 step by step

　　一路平安，一路顺风 speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

　　严以律己,宽以待人 be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

　　鱼米之乡 a land of milk and honey

　　有情人终成眷属 "Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well."

　　有钱能使鬼推磨 Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

　　有识之士 people of vision

　　有勇无谋 use brawn rather than brain

　　有缘千里来相会 Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

　　与时俱进 advance with times

　　以人为本 people oriented; people foremost

　　因材施教 teach students according to their aptitude

　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼 "to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight."

　　欲速则不达 Haste does not bring success.

　　优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest

　　英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike.

　　冤家宜解不宜结 Better make friends than make enemies.

　　冤假错案 "cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases"

　　一言既出，驷马难追 A real man never goes back on his words.

　　招财进宝 Money and treasures will be plentiful

　　债台高筑 become debt-ridden

　　致命要害 Achilles' heel

　　众矢之的 target of public criticism

　　知己知彼,百战不殆 Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

　　纸上谈兵 be an armchair strategist

　　纸包不住火 Truth will come to light sooner or later.

　　左右为难 between the devil and the deep blue sea; between the rock and the hard place