慢慢地查 查他个地老天荒
“Take his time to investigate it.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让他查好了
“Let him.”
慢慢地查 查他个 地老天荒
“Take his time to investigate it.”
师哥今天怎么想到
“Why did you think of”
“Let him search until kingdom come, I couldn't care less.”
Using romantic or classical idioms like '地老天荒' sarcastically in everyday speech underscores a defiant and utterly unfazed attitude.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
until the end of time; forever and ever
Originally an idiom for eternity in love poems, here used colloquially and hyperbolically to mean an absurdly long time.
investigate to one's heart's content; inspect thoroughly
The pattern 'Verb + 他个 + Complement' expresses doing an action unrestrainedly or extravagantly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“If they dig further, they'll trace it back to you.”
“Investigate it carefully. Investigate it ruthlessly. We must find solid evidence.”
“If you can insist on quitting, let me insist on investigating as well.”
“I will.”
“Investigate all you want, but why stick your nose where it doesn't belong?”
“We've been investigating and investigating, but we still know nothing.”