- 军法从事 jūnfǎcóngshì to punish by military lawTo handle a case or punish an offender according to military regulations; often used as a formal or literary expression for strict military discipline or execution.
- 便宜从事 biànyícóngshì to act as one sees fitTo handle a situation according to one's own judgment without seeking further instructions, especially with prior permission from a superior.
- 青州从事 qīngzhōucóngshì fine wine(literary) a metaphor for high-quality wine; derived from a story in [[世说新语|世說新語|shi4 shuo1 xin1 yu3]] where "Qingzhou Assistant" implies the wine reaches the navel (a pun on a place name), meaning it is good wine; contrast with [[平原督邮|平原督郵|ping2 yuan2 du1 you2]] for bad wine