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to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor · evildoer · to perpetrate outrages

为非作歹
wéi fēi zuò dǎi
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases为所欲为wéi suǒ yù wéito make trouble生事shēng shìto stir up trouble惹是生非rě shì shēng fēi(idiom) defiant of the law and lacking any sense of morality; lawless; out of control; unruly无法无天wú fǎ wú tiānto run amok (idiom); to commit outrages胡作非为hú zuò fēi wéi(idiom) to run rampant; to act with impunity横行无忌héng xíng wú jì
Antonyms
to be content with one's lot (idiom) · to know one's place安分守己ān fèn shǒu jǐto follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly · to act according to convention循规蹈矩xún guī dǎo jǔ
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