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Home / Idiom / 善罢甘休

(idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)

善罢甘休
shàn bà gān xiū
sh+àn·4th toneb+à·4th toneg+ān·1st tonex+iū·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)息事宁人xī shì níng rénequivocal speech · to use vague or ambiguous language隐约其辞yǐn yuē qí cíto give up · to abandon (a goal etc) · to let sth go · forget it · let the matter drop罢休bà xiū
Antonyms
to look for trouble寻事生非xún shì shēng fēi(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nào
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