躲得過初一，躲不過十五

躲得过初一，躲不过十五
duǒdeguòchūyī,duǒbùguòshíwǔ
  1. lit. you may go undetected during the new moon, but at full moon you'll be found out (idiom)
  2. fig. you can't put it off forever
  3. sooner or later you'll have to deal with it

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 躲 duǒ
  1. to hide
  2. to dodge
  3. to avoid
2 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=3 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=3 過 guo (experienced action marker)
4 初一 chūyī
  1. first day of lunar month
  2. New Year's Day
  3. first year in junior middle school
5 躲 duǒ
  1. to hide
  2. to dodge
  3. to avoid
6 不過 bùguò
  1. only
  2. merely
  3. no more than
  4. but
  5. however
  6. anyway (to get back to a previous topic)
  7. cannot be more (after adjectival)
7 十五 shíwǔ
  1. fifteen
  2. 15