like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago
草草了事
cǎo cǎo liǎo shì
to rush through the work / to get through a thing carelessly
何出此言
hé chū cǐ yán
where do these words stem from? / why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?
事不过三
shì bù guò sān
a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom) / don't repeat the same mistake again and again / bad things don't happen more than three times
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