跟他俩说话 有时候就跟挤牙膏似的
“Talking to them is like pulling teeth sometimes.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
话少 工作狂 不谈感情
“Men of few words, workaholics, avoid relationships.”
跟 他俩 说话 有时候就 跟 挤牙膏似的
“Talking to them is like pulling teeth sometimes.”
想不明白小昭昭喜欢他哪点 帅呗
“Can't figure out what Little Zhao sees in him. He's handsome!”
“Getting them to talk is excruciatingly slow and requires constant prodding.”
Comparing uncommunicative or evasive behavior to 'squeezing toothpaste' is a staple colloquial idiom in Mandarin used across domestic, workplace, and romantic contexts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
like squeezing toothpaste; bit by bit only when pressured
A popular colloquial metaphor describing someone who speaks or acts only in tiny increments under external pressure.
the two of them
Informal Northern spoken abbreviation for 他们俩 (the two of them).
