现在你又把头 缩到壳里了
“You think you can shy away from it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
敢做不敢认 是吧
“You don't dare to admit it?”
现在你又把头 缩到壳里 了
“You think you can shy away from it?”
消消气
“Calm down.”
“Stop acting like a coward and face what you did!”
The turtle imagery ('shrinking into a shell') is a standard Chinese idiom for cowardice; invoking it directly shames the other party for lacking moral courage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
pull one's head back into one's shell; play the ostrich
A popular spoken metaphor used to reprimand someone who refuses to face problems or accept responsibility.
Indicates a newly emerged state of retreat, emphasizing frustration with the person's sudden withdrawal.