extremely proud of one's success

be too eager for success

charge forward

a man of few words

young and inexperienced

take no end of pains to do sth.

say easily without thinking hard

repay maternal love with one's gratitude

The world is changing all the time.

advance when the emeny's defences are weak

the nest destroyed and the eggs broken

very unexpectedly(be out of thin air)

be a general in the field or a minister at court

shut one's ears and refuse to listen

If one of two interdependent things falls; the other is in danger.

One's bad reputation is spread abroad

hide the head but show the tail

repeat the mistake of

follow a set routine(do sth in a conventional way)

seize time by the forelock