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pressing in on one's eyelashes (idiom); imminent

迫在眉睫
pò zài méi jié
p+ò·4th tonez+ài·4th tonem+éi·2nd tonej+ié·2nd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation · extreme emergency火烧眉毛huǒ shāo méi maolit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action · extremely urgent急如星火jí rú xīng huǒurgent · emergency紧急jǐn jílit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation · extreme emergency燃眉之急rán méi zhī jí
Antonyms
unhurried · calm · composed · leisurely慢条斯理màn tiáo sī lǐ
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