Never look back

proceed without hesitation

In Chinese idioms, Pinyin is y ì B ù f ǎ ng ù, which means to describe a person who goes straight ahead and never looks back. It comes from the biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to Sima Xiangru's biography in historical records, "when people in Fubian county heard that the beacon was burning with flint, they all took a bow and ran away. They were sweating and belonged to each other. They were afraid to stay behind, touch the white blade and take the risk of flowing arrows. They would never look back, never count on one's heels, and they were angry, just like a private newspaper."

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used of people

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Tang Meng, a minister of the Han Dynasty, to repair the "Southwest Yi Road". Tang Meng expropriated a large number of migrant workers, killed tribal chiefs and caused riots. Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty asked Sima Xiangru to calm down the incident. Sima Xiangru wrote the Proclamation "Yu Ba Shu Xi", which required the people of Ba Shu to "never look back, never count on one's heels", and solved the contradiction through communication and entertainment.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: never look back, never look back