我要告他告到 倾家荡产
“I'm going to sue him until he goes bankrupt!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Find him by hook or by crook!”
我要 告他 告到 倾家荡产
“I'm going to sue him until he goes bankrupt!”
“What's with all the secret filming these days?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese colloquial threats, suing someone until they 'lose everything' reflects a desire for moral and financial retribution rather than just legal justice.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to lose a family fortune; to be financially ruined
A common idiom used hyperbolically or literally to describe losing every single penny.
sue someone until (a certain outcome)
Used to express determination in legal action, specifying the extreme extent of punishment sought.
