forsake heresy and return to the truth; abandon the depraved way of life and return to the path of virtue; break away from evil ways and return to the orthodox path; forsake [give up] evil ways and return to the right path; give up an evil way of life and reform oneself; have a change of heart and do good; mend one's ways; return to a lawful way of living; stop doing evil and reform oneself; turn over a new leaf
辟邪归正 repudiate heresy and restore orthodox religion
弃邪归正 mend one's ways; alter [change] from bad to good; amend one's conduct; break away from the evil and return to the virtuous way; cleanse one's heart and begin a new life; correct one's conduct; cut off [abandon; drop; give up] one's bad habits; forsake heresy and return to the right way; forsake the deflected course and return to the straight one; forsake vices and embrace orthodox ways; give up one's evil ways and return to the path of righteousness; leave false ways and come back to the true ones; leave the heterodox and come back to the orthodox; reclaim sb. from vice; reject evil ways and start on the right track; return to lawful living; return to the orthodox path; stop doing evil and reform oneself; turn from the ways of vice and follow the paths of virtue
去邪归正 leave false ways and come back to the true; depart from the evil and return to the good; return to the orthodox path
言归正传 hark back to the subject; and now to be serious; come back to our story; come to business; get back to the “true story”; jesting [joking] apart; lead the conversation to serious things; return from the [a] digression; resume the thread of one's discourse; return to one's muttons [the subject]; revert to the original topic of conversation
In the past , he was a troublemaker , but now he has mended his way 过去,他是个惹事生非的人,但现在已经改邪归正了。
And i let them stay said ; and never thought no more about reforming 并且我既然说出了口,我就从没有想过要改邪归正。
Jim , he ' s not doing it to be nice . he ' s doing it to bone cadence 吉姆,他这样做不是改邪归正。他这样做是为了泡卡丹斯。
If that ruffian does not mend his ways , he will come to the gallows some day 如果那个恶棍不改邪归正的话,他总有一天会上绞刑架的。
I ' m basically just an ex - con trying to go straight and look after my kids 基本上,我就是一个想要改邪归正并照看好我的孩子们的有前科之人。
A week later he phoned the boy ' s father . “ i think i ' ve cured him , ” he said 一周后,他打电话给男孩的父亲。 “我想我已使他改邪归正。 ”他说。
I was letting on to give up sin , but away inside of me i was holding on to the biggest one of all 我一面装做要改邪归正,可是在私下里,在心底里,我却黏住了其中最最大的邪恶不放。
“ well he tugged my beard which is quite natural and i made him give me $ 5 . i ‘ m sure that ‘ ll teach him a lesson 一周后,他打电话给男孩的父亲。 “我想我已使他改邪归正。 ”他说。