accident ⇒ 孩子要有个三长两短，父母该怎么办呢？ Háizi yào yǒu gè sān cháng liǎng duǎn, fùmǔ gāi zěnme bàn ne? → If something happens and the child dies, what will his parents do then?

learn from each other's strong points

use one's strengths to compensate for one's shortcomings

play to one's strengths ⇒ 在用人上要注意扬长避短。 Zài yòngrén shang yào zhùyì yáng cháng bì duǎn. → When managing people you should get them to play to their strengths.

criticize

cut a long story short ⇒ 时间有限, 我们就长话短说。 Shíjiān yǒuxiàn, wǒmen jiù cháng huà duǎn shuō. → There's not much time, so we'll keep it brief.

tell stories