无中生有make/create something out of nothing
无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There’s no smoke without fire.
徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward， whereas conceit makes one lag behind.
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a tacit understanding； give tacit consent； tacit understanding
先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
循序渐进step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way； speed the parting guest
严以律己，宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey
有情人终成眷属“Jack shall have Jill， all shall be well.”
有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart， we come together as if by predestination.
与时俱进advance with times
以人为本people oriented； people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
欲穷千里目，更上一层楼“to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further； Ascend further， were you to look farther； Would eye embrace a thousand miles？ Go up， one flight.”