idiom > (said of a boat sailing against the current) either keep progressing or retreat
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Falling behind
　　Explanation: Will not move backwards.
　　Usage: Contraction type; as the predicate attribute; for people's thinking, learning, etc.
　　Source: Song Xi "ZHUAIYULE" Volume 13: "mortal fall behind too."
　　Examples: Against the current, ~, foreign language is the same, not a moment to relax.
No. 2
　　词 目 不进则退
　　发 音 bù jìn zé tuì
　　释 义 不前进就要后退。
　　出 处 《邓析子·无后篇》：“不进则退，不喜则忧，不得则亡，此世人之常。”
　　示 例 清·梁启超《莅山西票商欢迎会学说词》：“夫旧而能守，斯亦已矣！然鄙人以为人之处于世也，如~~，不进则退。” 逆水行舟，～，学外语也是一样，一刻也放松不得。
English Expression
  1. :  Not to advance is to go back.
  2. n.:  (said of a boat sailing against the current) either keep progressing or retreat
Containing Phrases
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