恐怕还没有抓到行凶人的衣角
“we might not even get close to catching them”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
若再不给行凶人制造一些 作案的障碍
“If we don't create some obstacles for the killer,”
恐怕 还没有 抓到行凶人的衣角
“we might not even get close to catching them”
“before His Majesty has your head.”
“You are running out of time, and failure will cost you your life.”
In imperial Chinese courts, officials faced decapitation or severe imperial punishment if high-profile criminal cases were not solved promptly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
hem/corner of one's clothes (often used figuratively to mean getting anywhere near someone)
Use in idioms or expressions like 'not even catching the hem of their clothes' to express trailing far behind.
perpetrator; murderer
Formal or historical term referring to someone who commits a violent crime.