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to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through · lack of sticking power · short attention span

有始无终
yǒu shǐ wú zhōng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started有头无尾yǒu tóu wú wěilit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish虎头蛇尾hǔ tóu shé wěito lack patience无恒wú héngone day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp · sporadic effort · lack of sticking power · short attention span一曝十寒yī pù shí hánto give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished半途而废bàn tú ér fèi
Antonyms
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth · to carry things through · I started, so I'll finish.善始善终shàn shǐ shàn zhōngwhere there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth · to carry things through · I started, so I'll finish.有始有终yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng