1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
1 devoid of fear (idiom)
2 intrepid
人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
1 you can't always do as you like
2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
以其人之道,还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
以身报国
yǐ shēn bào guó
1 to give one's body for the nation (idiom); to spend one's whole life in the service of the country
以身许国
yǐ shēn xǔ guó
1 to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
1 to challenge the law (idiom)
2 to knowingly violate the law
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
包在我身上
bāo zài wǒ shēn shang
1 leave it to me (idiom)
2 I'll take care of it
夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù
1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
2 social climbing
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
奋不顾身
fèn bù gù shēn
1 to dash on bravely with no thought of personal safety (idiom); undaunted by dangers
2 regardless of perils
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
2 fig. fixed on sth
3 to cling on without letting go
4 to pester obstinately
如蚁附膻
rú yǐ fù shān
1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
2 the crowd runs after trash
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
2 to be all alone (idiom)
小作怡情,大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
情定终身
qíng dìng zhōng shēn
1 to pledge eternal love (idiom)
2 to exchange marriage vows
惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn
1 stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt
2 fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling
Sample Sentences
省得你借口懒鬼附身啊!
shěngde nǐ jièkǒu lǎnguǐ fùshēn ā !
To save you the excuse of saying you've been possessed by a lazy bones!