高启强把事情做绝了
“Gao Qiqiang pushed me too hard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我知道该怎么做
“I know what to do.”
高启强把事情 做绝了
“Gao Qiqiang pushed me too hard.”
我也不会为他考虑
“I won't do anything for his sake,”
“He burned the bridge first, so whatever happens next to him is his own fault.”
Traditional Chinese interpersonal ethics emphasize never doing things 'to the absolute end' (做事留一线) so people can save face later. Violating this rule legitimizes total retaliation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to push things to the absolute extreme / to burn all bridges
A common colloquial idiom used to condemn someone for leaving no leeway or acting with total ruthlessness.
Marks the completion of an irreversible state, stressing that the line has already been crossed.