我那钱在别人手里压着呢
“my money is tied up with someone else.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不瞒你们说
“To be honest with you,”
我 那 钱 在 别 人手 里 压着 呢
“my money is tied up with someone else.”
你这样
“How about this? Once I get it back, I'll pay. Okay?”
“I'm not broke or stingy, but my money is locked up right now so I can't help.”
Saying money is 'tied up elsewhere' allows the speaker to refuse a loan or payment without appearing poor or ungenerous.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
held up; tied up; withheld
Used colloquially to describe capital, inventory, or payments that are temporarily inaccessible.
Emphasizes the ongoing nature of the situation and highlights the speaker's current predicament.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“if I keep this much money, what if someone accuses me of taking it?”
“because he was helping me withdraw money.”
“You took the money you robbed”
“Money comes in one hand, goes out the other. Give me my money back.”
“What for? Isn't this my money? Yes.”
“I was a bit short on cash at the time.”