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to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

尽心竭力
jìn xīn jié lì
j+ìn·4th tonex+īn·1st tonej+ié·2nd tonel+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost竭尽全力jié jìn quán lìto spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost不遗余力bù yí yú lìlit. to spit out one's heart and spill blood (idiom) · to work one's heart out · blood, sweat and tears呕心沥血ǒu xīn lì xuèto take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking · at the cost of a lot of effort煞费苦心shà fèi kǔ xīnto rack one's brains绞尽脑汁jiǎo jìn nǎo zhīto plot actively (idiom) · scheming · calculating处心积虑chǔ xīn jī lu:4
Antonyms
(idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions敷衍了事fū yǎn liǎo shì(idiom) to skimp on the job; to work half-heartedly; not to take the job seriously敷衍塞责fū yǎn sè zé
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