逆水行舟

Explanation: Going against the flow direction of sailing. Metaphors do not work hard will retreat. 　　Usage: Partial official; as predicate, object; often used in conjunction with the falls behind 　　Source: Lu Xun "且介亭杂文 talk outside the text": "Even if the heads a little bit against the current, but also had to tow the boat." 　　Examples: Even if the heads a little bit ~, also had to tow the boat. (Lu Xun "且介亭杂文 outside the paper on") 　　Results: Upstream punt 　　Postscript: Upstream punt 　　Riddle: Jiujiang by boat to Chongqing Thesaurus:  strive for the best, domestic trouble and foreign invasion, Make persistent efforts, burned, head broken and bleeding, difficulty of both the interior and exterior, Lanejiaotou, press forward in the face of difficulties, to stem the swift current Antonym Group:  inshallah, realize one's ambition, have bright prospect; be well worth doing, have bright prospects; be well worth doing; much can be accomplished, determinism, amount to something, shrink back at the sight of (sth.dangerous or difficult), attend to the office on an empty stomach, withdraw after learning of the difficulties, bend one's back to the task until one's dying day; give one's all till one's heart stops beating, bow to the inevitable