马到成功（mǎ dào chéng gōng）- To achieve success immediately.
马首是瞻（mǎ shǒu shì zhān）- To follow someone’s lead closely.
马耳东风（mǎ ěr dōng fēng）- To turn a deaf ear to advice.
马不停蹄（mǎ bù tíng tí）- To work tirelessly without stopping. 马马虎虎（mǎ mǎ hū hū）- So-so or careless. 马到福地（mǎ dào fú dì）- To arrive at a place of good fortune. 一马当先（yī mǎ dāng xiān）- To take the lead. 一马平川（yī mǎ píng chuān）- A vast, flat plain. 人馬一体（rén mǎ yī tǐ）- Unity between people and horses; closely connected. 马首不见（mǎ shǒu bù jiàn）- To be absent or missing. 百里挑一（bǎi lǐ tiāo yī）- To choose the best from many candidates. 亡羊补牢（wáng yáng bǔ láo）- To mend the sheepfold after losing a sheep; to take action to remedy a situation after it has gone wrong. 自相矛盾（zì xiāng máo dùn）- To contradict oneself. 一箭双雕（yī jiàn shuāng diāo）- To kill two birds with one stone. 心猿意马（xīn yuán yì mǎ）- To have a restless mind; to be easily distracted. 画蛇添足（huà shé tiān zú）- To overdo something; to spoil something by unnecessary addition. 杯弓蛇影（bēi gōng shé yǐng）- To be overly suspicious; to see shadows where there are none. 刻舟求剑（kè zhōu qiú jiàn）- To continue with a method or plan that has become outdated or ineffective. 井底之蛙（jǐng dǐ zhī wā）- A frog at the bottom of a well; someone with a narrow perspective. 守株待兔（shǒu zhū dài tù）- To wait for windfalls without making any effort. 拔苗助长（bá miáo zhù zhǎng）- To spoil something by trying to speed up its growth. 鸡犬不宁（jī quǎn bù níng）- Chaos and unrest; not a peaceful place. 虎头蛇尾（hǔ tóu shé wěi）- To start something energetically but lose interest and fail to finish it properly. 风马牛不相及（fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí）- Completely unrelated; not relevant to each other. 画龙点睛（huà lóng diǎn jīng）- To add the finishing touch to something; to make something perfect. 背水一战（bèi shuǐ yī zhàn）- To fight a decisive battle when there is no retreat. 妄自尊大（wàng zì zūn dà）- To be conceited and arrogant. 不自量力（bù zì liàng lì）- To overestimate one’s ability. 闭门造车（bì mén zào chē）- To work without seeking advice or learning from others. 画饼充饥（huà bǐng chōng jī）- To console oneself with empty promises; to offer impossible solutions. 以牙还牙（yǐ yá huán yá）- An eye for an eye; to retaliate in kind.
