volunteer; consenting participant
each minding his own business
1.to drive oneself somewhere2.private vehicle3.(Tw) self-driving car; autonomous car
to go on a self-drive tour; to go on a road trip
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet
1.to confess without being pressed2.to make a confession without duress
not daring to act for oneself (idiom)
1.unable to control oneself2.to be beside oneself
(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
1.to turn up without being invited2.unsolicited
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
1.semi-tenant peasant2.semi-owner peasant
(idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest
1.introspection2.to ask oneself
1.to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising2.hoist with his own petard
1.to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek2.to drain the cup of humiliation
take good care of yourself!
to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
1.appearing to be praising others while actually praising yourself2.one's criticism of others exposes one's own faults
1.to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself2.you're on your own
1.lone flower admiring itself (idiom); narcissism2.self-love
leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
1.lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)2.fig. to get upset over nothing3.to make problems for oneself
to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
1.unable to control one's grief (idiom); overwrought2.overcome with sorrow3.heartbroken
1.to handle matters with ease (idiom)2.to hold one's own
1.to ask for trouble2.to bring misfortune on oneself
(of a warlord etc) to assemble one's personal army, thereby presenting a challenge to the central government
to operate (a machine etc) with ease
1.stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas2.stagnating and conservative
1.to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own2.a sentimental attachment
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as fresh and clean as nature (idiom)
1.self-taught2.to learn without a teacher (idiom)
1.to play with fire and get burnt (idiom); fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences2.to get one's fingers burnt
to commit suicide to escape punishment
1.lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)2.fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
1.responsible for its profit and losses (of organization)2.financially autonomous3.personal financial responsibility
(constitutional) freedom of association