Idiom: various combinations of words

Idiom: various combinations of words

Original verb	Idiom	Chinese	Example
to be hurt, damaged or killed	Fall victim to
	scared to death
	set in one's ways		A person who is set in their ways is someone who is unable or   unwilling to change their ideas, habits or methods, often because   they are old
strongly opposed to	dead set against
	easier said than done		Keeping the cats off the sofa is easier said than done.
most of the time	more often than not		More often than not, a student will come up with the right answer.
Trouble or difficulty	hot water
far from. Very different from	a far cry from
	an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth
	a necessary evil
a situation in which you only just avoid danger	a narrow escape
a practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something	a rule of thumb
Reveal or disclose something previously hidden or secret	bring to light
	caught red-handed	人贓並獲
to deal with directly or firmly/to encounter; meet; cope with	come to grips with
to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love	come to terms with
(Don't) regret what cannot be undone or rectified	(no use) cry over spilt milk
to admit that something one said before was wrong	eat one's words
	have yet to	If you have yet to do something, you have not done it	They have yet to make a decision.
to give permission for someone to do something or for something to happen	give the green light to sth
Prove inadequate or insufficient	fall short of
to do something equally bad to someone who has done something bad to you	get even with sb
to be very successful in producing results	do/perform/work miracles/wonders
to make sure you know all the most recent facts about a subject or situation	keep abreast of
	come into force	實施
	checks and balances	制衡