Our boss expects us to eat, drink and sleep our job.
我们老板恨不得我们把工作当饭吃,当水喝,当觉睡。
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself.
多行不义必自毙。
Winter was coming on and the hills threatened the surrounding villages with destruction, for heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well.