for his past misdeeds
Let bygones be bygones, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Ji ù J ì w ǎ ng, which means that the past mistakes or crimes will no longer be investigated. From the Analects of Confucius, Bayi.
Idiom explanation
Blame: blame. We will not be held accountable for past mistakes or crimes.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Bayi said, "if you don't say what you have done, then you don't remonstrate. Let bygones be bygones."
Idiom usage
I don't care about the past. Now that he has admitted his mistake, we can.
Chinese PinYin : bù jiù jì wǎng
for his past misdeeds
wading in deep water and treading on thin ice. lín shēn lǚ bó
exhaust oneself with persuasion. héng shuō shù shuō