有头有尾
有头有尾
yǒu tóu yǒu wěi
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
idiomverb
Traditional: 有頭有尾
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- (idiom, verb) where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
- to carry things through
- I started, so I'll finish.
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Related Words
善始善终(shàn shǐ shàn zhōng)· where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
→有始有终(yǒu shǐ yǒu zhōng)· where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
→有始无终(yǒu shǐ wú zhōng)· to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
→有头无尾(yǒu tóu wú wěi)· to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
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