好歹提前知会一声
“you should've at least told us beforehand.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
既然知道要用软筋散
“If you knew you'd use softening powder,”
好歹 提前 知会一声
“you should've at least told us beforehand.”
也不是人人都能受得住的
“Not everyone can endure that stuff.”
“You should have warned me instead of blindsiding me.”
In cooperative relationships, failing to 'give a heads-up' (知会一声) shows a lack of respect and breaks tacit mutual trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at least; in any case
Expresses a baseline expectation or bare minimum requirement that should have been met.
give a heads-up; notify
A colloquial idiom meaning to give someone prior notice or inform them beforehand.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“at least tell me in advance.”
“You should've given me a heads-up first.”
“Tell the kitchen to hurry up and get ready.”