还不如在这屋子里 拉上几个垫背的
“Might as well stay here and rope a few people in”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“What's the point of going to Hainan? You can't get their money back anyway.”
还不如 在这 屋子里 拉上几个垫背的
“Might as well stay here and rope a few people in”
“to help share the losses, right?”
“Chasing the money is pointless; let's con the people right here to absorb our losses.”
Derived from the ancient burial custom of placing a cushion under a corpse, '垫背' metaphorically describes dragging innocent bystanders down to mitigate one's own disaster.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
might as well / would be better to
Used to introduce an alternative choice that appears preferable despite unfavorable circumstances.
drag a few people down with oneself
An idiomatic phrase meaning forcing others to suffer the same fate or losses.
Forms a nominalization after '垫背', denoting people who act as scapegoats.
