for his past misdeeds

for his past misdeeds

Let bygones be bygones, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Ji ù J ì w ǎ ng, which means that the past mistakes or crimes will no longer be investigated. From the Analects of Confucius, Bayi.

Idiom explanation

Blame: blame. We will not be held accountable for past mistakes or crimes.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Bayi said, "if you don't say what you have done, then you don't remonstrate. Let bygones be bygones."

Idiom usage

I don't care about the past. Now that he has admitted his mistake, we can.