“绕弯子(rào wānzi)”means to talk indirectly . People usually say something else before what they really want to say.

The literal meaning of “搞鬼” is to pretend as a ghost. It is a metaphor of practicing deception or playing tricks on somebody or something.

the Ancient womaen applied made up with blusher when they played on makeup. It is a metaphor of a beauty.

“放鸽子” means both releasing pigeons and failing to keep an appointment.

“动心” means to be moved mentally, showing interest in something or falling in love with somebody.

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“活字典”means the person has rich knowledge on some field and can answer any question on any occasion.

"跑腿 (pǎotuǐ)" has two meanings. One is to serve others for money or for free. The other is to run here and there to do odds and ends for oneself.

“得手” metaphorically means to succeed in doing something smoothly.

“卖关子” means stopping a story at a climax to keep the listeners in suspense.

“风凉话”means discouraging or taunting somebody.

The literal meaning of “纸老虎”is a paper-tiger.

“闷葫芦”means a person who does not speak a lot as a calabash gourd or an enigma that is difficult to understand.

The original meaning of “跳槽” is that cattle jump the trough to eat in another one.

“软柿子(ruǎn shìzi)” originally and literally means a soft persimmon.

The original meaning of "小菜一碟" is a small dish.

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The original meaning of“里程碑”is stele to mark the mileage of the highway and the road in the urban and rural area.

“拔尖” is a spoken language which describes people or things better than the ordinary ones or the top best.

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