idiom > remain in one's proper sphere
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Code has been law-abiding
  Explanation: Rules of honest, dutiful, do not do anything illegal.
  Source: "Dream of Red Mansions," the seventy-second back: "Since then, keep well, you had better behaved, and then do the Hu-line rampage."
  Examples: ~ He is a citizen.
No. 2
  安分守已 (ān fěn shǒu jǐ)
  解释:规矩老实,守本分,不做违法的事。
  出处:《红楼梦》第七十二回:“从此养好了,可要安分守己,再别胡行乱闹了。”
  示例:他是个~的公民。
成语词典
  成语名称
  安分守已
  汉语拼音
  ān fěn shǒu jǐ
  成语释义
  规矩老实,守本分,不做违法的事。
  成语出处
  《红楼梦》第七十二回:“从此养好了,可要安分守己,再别胡行乱闹了。”
  使用例句
  他是个安分守已的公民。
English Expression
  1. n.:  remain in one's proper sphere