我告诉你 就算他癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
“Let me tell you, even if he's aiming out of his league,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“That's not what I mean. Stop playing dumb.”
我告诉你 就算 他 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
“Let me tell you, even if he's aiming out of his league,”
人林展翘能看上他吗
“would Lin Zhanqiao ever go for him?”
“Stop worrying about nonsense—he is nowhere near good enough for her anyway.”
The idiom of the toad and the swan reflects the deep-seated cultural belief in status matching in relationships, harshly scorning those who punch above their weight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let me tell you / listen to me
Used at the beginning of an assertive or confrontational statement to demand attention and establish authority.
a toad lusting after swan meat; aiming for someone completely out of one's league
A very common, highly derogatory idiom used to mock someone pursuing a person or goal far superior to themselves.
