险些伤我性命
“and nearly cost me my life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你设计陷害谢征
“You framed Xie Zheng”
险些伤我性命
“and nearly cost me my life.”
“I haven't settled this score with you yet.”
“You almost got me killed, and you will pay for it.”
Recalling a grievance where life was threatened serves as formal notice that moral and physical debts must be settled.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
narrowly; nearly; almost
Used before verbs to indicate that an undesirable event almost occurred but was narrowly avoided.
cost me my life; claim my life
A dramatic and formal phrasing used when emphasizing an existential threat or attempted murder.