一个玩笑开第二遍可就不灵了
“You can't use the same trick to tease someone.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
公孙先生
“Mr. Gongsun.”
一个玩笑开第二遍可就 不灵 了
“You can't use the same trick to tease someone.”
“I didn't expect Your Highness and Discipline Inspector Li to be here.”
“Do not push your luck; I see through what you are trying to pull.”
Instead of accusing someone directly of lying, educated speakers often use light metaphors about humor or tricks to save face while delivering a firm boundary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to crack a joke; to play a trick
A ubiquitous idiom used both for casual humor and metaphorically for disingenuous behavior.
no longer works; ineffective
Commonly applied to remedies, excuses, magic, or tricks that fail to yield results.
Indicates a change of state, stressing that the trick has ceased to be effective.