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Home / Idiom / 大功告成

successfully accomplished (project or goal) · to be highly successful

大功告成
dà gōng gào chéng
d+à·4th toneg+ōng·1st toneg+ào·4th tonech+éng·2nd tone
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Now all you have to do is tighten the screw, and Bob's your uncle.
现在你只要擰緊螺丝，就大功告成了。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to win success and recognition (idiom)功成名就gōng chéng míng jiùvirtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)功德圆满gōng dé yuán mǎnlit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success · success in a single move旗开得胜qí kāi dé shèngto complete; to accomplish完成wán chéngeverything is fine (idiom); all is well with the world万事大吉wàn shì dà jíto accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)毕其功于一役bì qí gōng yú yī yì
Antonyms
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful · to fail through lack of a final effort · to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)功亏一篑gōng kuī yī kuìto fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure · to fall at the last hurdle · snatching defeat from the jaws of victory功败垂成gōng bài chuí chéng
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