Duǒ de liǎo chūyī; duǒ bu liǎo shíwǔ.*

Lit [One may] get off [paying one's debts on] the first [of the month, but] not by the fifteenth.

Fig Sooner or later, one has to face up to things.

Note [Note: duǒzhài, “to avoid one's creditors.”]

Topics DEBT REPAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY