Wealth is not the be-all and end-all of life. Good health is much more important.
Excellent grades are not the be-all and end-all. It is learning that counts.
Touch wood 但愿好运常在
We seem to be able to survive any car accident, touch wood.
I had fair grades in the preliminary examination so the next one should be good, touch wood.
None of the children has ever had a serious illness, touch wood.
Take a leaf out of someone's book 效仿某人，以某人为榜样
Tim takes a leaf out of Picasso's book and devotes himself to painting.
When we were young, teachers in school always recommended us to read biographies of people with achievement so as to take a leaf out of their books.
Skeleton in the cupboard 家丑
That government officer delivers a speech on his political attitude. He also declares that he is an honest man and doesn't have any skeleton in the closet.
I have heard that the family living next door has been absconding for a month. I wonder what skeletons they have got in their cupboard.
You can ask anyone about how reliable I am. I don't mind. I don't have any skeleton in the closet.
