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strike while the iron is hot; seize/take time by the forelock

chèn rè dǎ tiě

趁 热 打 铁

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slmetastrike while the iron is hot; seize/take time by the forelock
- wǒ men bì xū chèn rè dǎ tiě
  我们必须趁热打铁。
  We must strike while the iron is hot.
synonym
jī bù kě shī机不可失 shì bù yí chí事不宜迟 shí bù kě shī时不可失 chéng rè dǎ tiě乘热打铁 chèn shuǐ huó ní趁水和泥
antonym
zuò shī liáng jī坐失良机

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