make grand gestures
make grand gestures
Affectation is a Chinese idiom, which is pronounced as "Zhang Qing" or "Shu". It means deliberately pretending a tone or a gesture, which is used to describe deliberate affectation. It's from the story of the West Lake, the rhyme of Xiling.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] bravado, pretend to be deaf and dumb
Idiom usage
This kind of work, without real feelings, is not worth reading at all.
The origin of Idioms
"The lady doesn't have to worry. He has asked me not to go these two or three days, so he puts on airs." Luo guangbin, Yang Yiyan, Chapter 13 of red rock: "Yu Xinjiang looks at this unreasonable and feigned enemy and clenches his fist angrily." Lao She: he doesn't have the bad habit of being late and leaving early.
make grand gestures
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1.Pull the tendon and cut the bone
Pull the tendon and cut the bone - zhuó jīn gē gǔ
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2.feel irreconcilable hatred for sb
feel irreconcilable hatred for sb - bù gòng dài tiān
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3.Select the best and choose the best
Select the best and choose the best - jiǎn jīng zé féi
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6.Say all you know and say all you can
Say all you know and say all you can - zhī wú bù yán，yán wú bù jìn
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7.continue to study even in old age
continue to study even in old age - bái shǒu qióng jīng
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9.unable to distinguish black from white
unable to distinguish black from white - bù fēn zào bái
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