你就把心揣肚子里啊
“Just put your mind at ease.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
祖宗
“my dear brother.”
你就把心揣肚子里啊
“Just put your mind at ease.”
就这关
“Your brother”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, fear or worry is often conceived as having one's heart suspended, so 'tucking it into the belly' means bringing it back to a safe, stable place.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
put one's mind completely at ease
A vivid northern colloquial idiom used to strongly reassure someone not to worry.
Softens the imperative sentence to make the reassurance sound warm and persuasive rather than demanding.
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Put your mind at ease.”
“Just relax and put your mind at ease.”
“put your minds at ease. That was my plan from the start. Who knew today would just happen to be such a coincidence?”
“Just set your mind at ease.”
“Put your mind at ease.”