怕是第一个 就要撇清干系
“he would be the first to distance himself.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Once the body surfaces, given Xuanweng's personality,”
怕是 第一个 就要 撇清干系
“he would be the first to distance himself.”
不行
“No.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In high-stakes power struggles, tactical disloyalty ('cutting ties') is expected the moment a liability threatens the alliance.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to wash one's hands of the matter; to distance oneself completely
A common idiom used when someone hastily avoids responsibility or disassociates from an illicit affair.
I'm afraid that; most likely
Used to express an apprehensive, negative prediction or deduction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll make sure you stay out of it. Is that okay?”
“I promise it won't implicate you. Will that satisfy you?”