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人情留一線,日後好相見

English translation: don't burn one's bridges

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Chinese term or phrase:人情留一線,日後好相見
English translation:don't burn one's bridges
Entered by: billychang

08:38 Feb 20, 2006
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Chinese term or phrase: 人情留一線,日後好相見
can anybody think of an equivalent english saying?
anastasia t (X)
Local time: 07:02
don't burn one's bridges
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billychang
Local time: 18:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5don't burn one's bridges
billychang
5英文好像有这方面的phrase，一下找不到
Last Hermit
4Maintain a cordial relationship for the rainy days!
Philip Tang
3Don't slap each other's face, just in case you want to keep the relation.
Naikei Wong


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
don't burn one's bridges


Explanation:
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billychang
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Naikei Wong
1 hr
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agree  IC --
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Ritchest
4 hrs
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agree  Denyce Seow: I think Anastasia is still working on the negotiation text. Your suggestion should work well in this context. :-)
7 hrs
  -> thanks. We have no snow but freezing weather for the last few days.
agree  licullen
7 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
人情留一線,日後好相見
Don't slap each other's face, just in case you want to keep the relation.


Explanation:
Just a metaphor…


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-20 10:30:13 GMT)
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"Academic" version:

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: keep your mind open to conciliatory overtures, so that your relations have a chance to survive.

http://english1010.com/throw_the_baby_out_with_the_bathwater...


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Note added at 1 hr (2006-02-20 10:33:04 GMT)
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correction: will have a chance...

Naikei Wong
Local time: 07:02
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
人情留一線,日後好相見
Maintain a cordial relationship for the rainy days!


Explanation:
Maintain a cordial relationship for the rainy days!

Philip Tang
China
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
人情留一線,日後好相見
英文好像有这方面的phrase，一下找不到


Explanation:
Venture one:

Be kind for future sight.

Last Hermit
Local time: 07:02
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