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hug Buddha's legs and beseech his help only when in trouble—make a last-minute effort; make a last-ditch effort having previously done nothing

bào fó jiǎo

抱 佛 脚

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v.metahug Buddha's legs and beseech his help only when in trouble—make a last-minute effort; make a last-ditch effort having previously done nothing
- yìng fù kǎo shì ér bào fó jiǎo
  应付考试而抱佛脚
  cram for a test
- píng shí bù shāo xiāng jí lái bào fó jiǎo
  平时不烧香，急来抱佛脚。
  do nothing until the last minute
- wǒ xià cì bù yào zài lín shí bào fó jiǎo le
  我下次不要再临时抱佛脚了。
  I don't want to be the last-minute person next time.
- rú guǒ nǐ píng shí zhuā jǐn yī qiè shí jiān jìn xíng xué xí nǐ jiù bù bì kǎo shì qián lín shí bào fó jiǎo le
  如果你平时抓紧一切时间进行学习，你就不必考试前临时抱佛脚了。
  If you would study all the time, you wouldn't need to cram.

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