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to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act

包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
b+āo·1st toneb+àn·4th toned+ài·4th tonet+ì·4th tone
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lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs · to take matters into one's own hands越俎代庖yuè zǔ dài páoto undertake to do everything by oneself · to run the whole show包办bāo bàn
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