我前前后后给他忙活那么久
“I've been running around for him this whole time,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那精气神儿 那他倒是找他们去呀 跟铁公鸡似的
“With that kind of attitude, then he should just go to them. Stingy as can be.”
我 前前后后 给他 忙活 那么久
“I've been running around for him this whole time,”
“I did all this hard work for him, and he completely shortchanged me!”
In interpersonal dealings involving favors or freelance work, failing to reciprocate effort with fair compensation is viewed as a serious breach of social decency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
from beginning to end; through the whole process
Used as an adverbial to stress the thoroughness, long duration, and multiple stages of an effort.
to bustle about; to be busy working on something
A highly colloquial Northern Chinese verb indicating energetic, physical, or tedious busyness.