Idioms and proverbs / Level 3 / Four-character idiom
じゅんぷうまんぱん
junpūmanpan
Meaning
Smooth sailing.
In use
事業は順風満帆だ。
捲土重来
けんどちょうらい
Coming back stronger after a defeat.
面目躍如
めんもくやくじょ
Living up to one's reputation.
傍若無人
ぼうじゃくぶじん
Behaving as if no one else were there.
初志貫徹
しょしかんてつ
Seeing one's original resolve through.
絶体絶命
ぜったいぜつめい
In dire straits with no escape.
五里霧中
ごりむちゅう
Lost in a thick fog.