千方百计

tā qiān fāng bǎi jì tǎo hǎo tā

他千方百计讨好她。

He did everything he could to please her.

yī shēng qiān fāng bǎi jì xiǎng shǐ tā huó xià lai dàn wú jì yú shì

医生千方百计想使他活下来，但无济于事。

The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.

tā qiān fāng bǎi jì zhǎo jiè kǒu bù qù zuò zhè ge gōng zuò

他千方百计找借口不去做这个工作。

He looks for any excuse to escape work.

qiān fāng bǎi jì zhē gài cuò wù

千方百计遮盖错误

use all one's ingenuity to cover up one's mistakes

qiān fāng bǎi jì zhuàn qián

千方百计赚钱

make money in a hundred and one ways