1. to work2. to do manual labor
to give sb a meaningful look
unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)
1. to have nothing to do2. to have time on one's hands
生米做成熟饭 生米做成熟飯 shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn 1. lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed2. It's too late to change anything now.3. also written 生米煮成熟饭
1. lit. either don't do it, or don't rest (idiom)2. fig. if you do it at all, you may as well go the whole hog3. in for a penny, in for a pound
做一天和尚撞一天钟 做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng 1. lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)2. fig. to do one's job mechanically3. to hold a position passively
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾 寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾 nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi 1. lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)2. fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night; you can rest with a clear conscience
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 dāng guān bù wèi mín zuò zhǔ bù rú huí jiā mài hóng shǔ if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng 1. He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.2. Rest with a clear conscience.