An empty bag cannot stand upright.

空袋不能直立。

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How many sweets can you put into an empty bag?

你能放多少糖果到一个空包里面？

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Empty bag can't stand vertically, empty stomach can't live long.

袋子空了立不直，肚子空了活不了。

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Although they won on the first round the appelate decision last month leaves them holding an empty bag.

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Doctors who specialize in treating the symptoms of menopause say they're increasingly left with an empty bag of tricks.

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It soon became evident from his empty urine bag that his kidneys had failed, too.

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