你可别得寸进尺啊
“Don't push your luck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
什么行动
“What action?”
你 可别 得寸进尺 啊
“Don't push your luck.”
林火生
“Lin Huosheng,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese social interactions heavily emphasize knowing when to stop; accusing someone of 'pushing their luck' marks a serious breach of social decency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give an inch and take a mile; push one's luck
A common idiom used to rebuke someone who demands more after already receiving a concession.
be sure not to; whatever you do, don't
An emphatic spoken structure used to deliver firm warnings or dissuasions.
Adds emphatic urgency and friction to the warning.