无恶不作 (wú è bù zuò) — (idiom) to stop at nothing in committing evil; to commit all kinds of crimes
Definition
An idiom describing a person who commits every possible crime — no evil is too much. Used strongly to condemn tyrants, villains, or criminal groups; not for minor wrongdoing.
idiom
to stop at nothing in committing evilto commit all kinds of crimes
Examples
- 无恶不作，。Zhè ge fàn zuì tuán huǒ wú è bù zuò, jǐng fāng bì xū jǐn kuài zhuā bǔ tā men.This criminal gang stops at nothing — the police must arrest them as soon as possible.
- 无恶不作，。Xiǎo shuō lǐ de fǎn pài wú è bù zuò, zuì hòu dé dào le yīng yǒu de chéng fá.The villain in the novel commits every evil and finally gets the punishment he deserves.
- 无恶不作，。Lì shǐ shàng yǒu xiē bào jūn wú è bù zuò, cán hài bǎi xìng.Some tyrants in history stopped at no evil, harming the common people.
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