idiom > to fail to return (something) after having borrowed it for a long time
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Long leave of no return
  Explanation: False: through; return: the return. The name originally referred to under the guise of righteousness without actually implemented, not after the return of that long-term borrowing.
  Usage: Partial official; as predicate, object, attribute; negative, suggesting long-term loan rather than returned
  Source: Qin Meng Ke, "Mencius on": "a long time and not go off, knowing not have too bad?"
  Examples: Xie Mountain "oyster Saitama Pavilion Collection" imitation of the desire of this, then thank Mountain dead, its manuscripts borrowed for the Hang Shijun, ~, after the Compilation, the more the purport is also not as original. (Learning Experience "series of flat things Writings Sun King"
No. 2
  Long-term borrowing is not yet. "Mencius dedication to": "false and not go for a long time, there are also non-evil things knowing." Songwang Ming Qing "command after stag recorded" VII: "simmering embers while kept small, all generation can not keep Help also for the relatives stolen, or others not under long leave. "" Second moment of surprises, "Volume 20:" Father of righteous people business success, not to keep private, but only taking advantage of enthusiasm, self-made independent, as image Italy, where are you me, long leave and even forgot his father so successful. "
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No. 3
  Analogy is not lost back. "Children Heroes" back to the 30th: "If you and I to plan early, And when he long leave of no return, there is a poor second mistake, then it is very difficult not to be her in-laws Daochu were not words, blame you I have a few words. "
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注 音
  jiǔ jiǎ bù guī
释 义
  假:借;归:归还。原指假借仁义的名义而不真正实行,后指长期借用而不归还。后亦指迷途不知返 .
出 处
  《孟子·尽心上》:“久假而不归,恶知其非有也?”
近义词
  逾期不归、有名无实
反义词
  迷途知返、完璧归赵
示 例
  谢山《鲒埼亭集》本欲仿此,然谢山殁后,其遗稿为杭世骏借去,~,后之编刻者,多未能如原恉也。(谢国桢《平景孙事辑·著述考》
English Expression
  1. v.:   fail to return (something) after having borrowed it for a long time
Thesaurus
be sth.more apparent than real, Demurrage Not return, to have an exaggerated reputation, nominal, something which enjoys empty name but serves no practical purposes, Rabbit Wire corn
Antonym
do things in a pragmatic manner, The reality to by name, Control were responsible for implementation, Embrace the reality to name, take the words too literally, swallow sth. whole, As the name implies