我可是磨破了嘴皮子 生拉硬拽
“I talked my head off and dragged”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
景东
“Jingdong,”
我可是 磨破了嘴皮子 生拉硬拽
“I talked my head off and dragged”
把二嫂他们给你请过来了
“Jin and the others here for you.”
“You owe me big time for convincing them to show up.”
Highlighting one's exhaustive efforts to mediate or invite guests underscores the heavy social debt (人情) being incurred, demanding appreciation from the beneficiary.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
wore out my lips / talked until my lips wore thin
A vivid idiomatic expression used to emphasize extreme, exhausting persuasion.
literally drag someone / pull forcefully
Colloquial four-character idiom describing relentlessly dragging or cajoling someone against hesitation.
Marks the completion of the exhausting persuasive action.