就是他不是老板 你现在 等于你现在把他端了
“He's not the boss. If you bust the place now,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It's pointless to raid this place now. The clerk told the truth about one thing.”
就是他 不是 老板 你现在 等于 你现在 把他端了
“He's not the boss. If you bust the place now,”
“you'll only end up with this lousy milk tea.”
“Don't waste our leverage on this nobody; we'll end up with nothing.”
In Chinese dispute and enforcement contexts, people emphasize capturing the principal figure rather than small accomplices, reflecting the classic mindset of striking the head of the snake.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to bust him; to wipe out his operation
Colloquial idiom meaning to raid, eliminate, or dismantle a criminal spot or group entirely.
amounts to; is equivalent to
Frequently used in spoken discourse to link an action directly with its futile or negative consequence.
Marks the completed hypothetical action of taking down the target.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He said he's not the boss. Didn't get much out of him.”
“give up your boss and tell us everything.”
“Look, if you only saw him as your boss,”
“You're a boss now.”
“your boss has already confessed.”
“Our boss really is different from everyone else.”