1 taking or eating more than one's due (idiom); greedy and selfish
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
1 lit. to quote the classics
2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
据情办理
jù qíng bàn lǐ
1 to handle a situation according to the circumstances (idiom)
独占鳌头
dú zhàn áo tóu
1 to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
2 to be the champion
3 to be the very best in any field
真凭实据
zhēn píng shí jù
1 reliable evidence (idiom); conclusive proof
2 definitive evidence
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss