出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第254页（268字）
不放弃坏念头，而继续做下去，例尽管警方一再通缉，他仍然贼心不死继续作案，终将难逃法网，被捕人狱。
In spite of his name being on the list of wanted issued by the police，he refuses to give up his evildoings．Sooner or later，of course，he will be caught and put in prison．