Vienna

随大流

Do as the others do

【注音】suí dà liú

【解释】从众心理是一种普遍心理，跟大家一样，不会出现俗话说的“枪打出头鸟”。

“To do as the others do” is a common mentality，so that one will not court danger as the saying goes：“the bird out of the group will be shot.”

【例子】

例：做服装设计的必须有创新意识，不能随大流。

Ex.：As a fashion designer, one must pursue novelty instead of following the trend.

死心眼儿

Rigid or one-track mind

【注音】sǐ xīn yǎnr

【解释】过去古人认为心是思想的器官，而且聪明人的心是有空间的，笨人的心是死板一块。因此有“死心眼儿”和“心眼儿活”的说法。

In the old time, people used to believe that heart is the organ for thinking, and smart people have space in their hearts while stupid people’s heart is a dead plate. Therefore, we have expressions of si xin yanr and xin yanr huo to describe the two types of people.

【例子】

例：大家都说老李是死心眼儿，没有一点灵活性。

Ex.：Everyone says that Lao Li is one-track minded. He has the least flexibility.