坐以待毙
(坐以待斃)to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
Example Sentences
与其在遇到困难挫折时一味自怨自艾消极退缩，与其坐以待毙不如主动迎难而上想方设法破局。
yǔ qí zài yù dào kùn nán cuò zhé shí yī wèi zì yuàn zì yì xiāo jí tuì suō, yǔ qí zuò yǐ dài bì bù rú zhǔ dòng yíng nán ér shàng xiǎng fāng shè fǎ pò jú.
Instead of just feeling sorry for yourself and passively retreating when you encounter difficulties and setbacks, instead of sitting back and waiting for death, you should take the initiative to face difficulties and find ways to break the situation.
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