钱到家还没焐热呢
“the money was barely in our hands”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们家那口子拿了之后
“After my wife took it,”
钱到家 还没焐热 呢
“the money was barely in our hands”
就说我们是个盗窃罪
“before they called it theft.”
“We barely even touched that money, how can you immediately accuse us of theft?!”
The idiom '焐热' (warming up by holding) metaphorically implies holding onto property long enough to truly claim ownership or enjoy its presence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
barely kept in hand; not even warmed up yet
A vivid colloquial idiom used when something newly acquired is lost, spent, or taken away almost immediately.
Highlights the ongoing state and conveys a strong sense of grievance and disbelief.