take leave of
It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced B ù C í L á OK ǔ, which means not to escape from hard work. It describes people who are not afraid of hardship and have strong perseverance. From Ji Wen Wu Bao An
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] painstaking and [antonym] carefree and afraid of heavy work
The origin of Idioms
Niu Su of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the chronicle of Wu Baoan: "please spare no pains in today's affairs."
Idiom usage
What is really rare is her never tired sympathy and service. (Doctor Liu Yunbo by Zhu Ziqing)
take leave of
Run counter to public interests - bèi gōng yíng sī
pride oneself on being a veteran - yǐ lǎo mài lǎo
have experienced all sorts of hardships - jiǔ jīng fēng shuāng