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陈年旧账

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Collocation

1
翻这些陈年旧账
2
算陈年旧账
3
陈年旧账一笔勾销
4
陈年旧账很难算清

Definition

陈年旧账

Literally means:

old bills from a long time ago

Actually means:

Figuratively it means mistakes or grievances of long time ago.

比喻很久以前的过失或怨恨。

Example

Used as subject or object. (作主语、宾语)
1
Lǎoshí
老实
shuō
  
,
men
你们
shuō
guò
过去
de
shì
  
,
shuí
xiǎng
lai
起来
  
,
jīntiān
今天
zhèxiē
这些
chénnián
陈年
jiùzhàng
旧账
dōu
shì
yīnwèi
因为
men
你们
qián
以前
de
wánxiào
玩笑
pǎo
chūlái
出来
le
  

To be honest, you don't talk about the past, no one can remember, today these old accounts are because your previous jokes ran out.

2
Yǒuxiē
有些
bānzhǔrèn
班主任
píng
批评
wéi
违纪
de
xuésheng
学生
  
,
huan
喜欢
fānsuàn
翻算
chū
duī
jiùzhàng
旧帐
  
,
ér
fān
chénnián
陈年
jiùzhàng
旧账
  
,
zhè
shì
xuésheng
学生
zuì
fǎngǎn
反感
de
  

Some head teachers criticize students who violate discipline and like to work out a lot of "old accounts", while turning over old accounts, which is the most repugnant to students.

3
Suàn
le
  
,
gēn
fān
zhèxiē
这些
chénnián
陈年
jiùzhàng
旧账
le
  
,
zuòwéi
作为
háizi
孩子
de
qīn
父亲
  
,
nǎr  
哪儿
néng
shǒuguǎn
撒手不管
  
?

Come on, I'm not going to turn over these old accounts with you, but as the father of the child, where can you leave it alone?