三人行，必有我师(焉)

成语
劳民伤财 waste of manpower and resources (lit. work people hurting funding)
绳之以法 to bring to justice (lit. rope according to the law)
一码归一码 that's irrelevant, the two things are not the same
( pinyin )

词汇
最近, lately (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
我们这么守株待兔，既劳民伤财又不管用, sitting around on our asses like this is a waste of resources and isn't any use
我林静势要将他绳之以法, I, Lin Jing, will make a difference in bringing him to justice
沈教授，咱们也算是老相识了，但一码归一码, Professor Shen, we may be considered old acquaintances now, but that isn't relevant
最近大家都太累了, everyone's been tired lately

Me:
我知道你上周帮我把家里干净，但是一码归一码。
最近的天气真好。