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to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled · to end up with nothing definite

不了了之
bù liǎo liǎo zhī
b+ù·4th tonel+iǎo·3rd tonel+iǎo·3rd tonezh+ī·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
tied up in a bundle on a high shelf · to put sth on the back burner · no longer a high priority束之高阁shù zhī gāo géto pay no heed to (idiom) · to ignore · to brush aside置之不理zhì zhī bù lǐto leave unused; to leave idle; to lie idle闲置xián zhì
Antonyms
(idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles一了百了yī liǎo bǎi liǎo
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