我就找个借口把他开了
“I'll find an excuse to fire him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你说这正常吗
“Is it normal?”
我就 找个借口 把他开了
“I'll find an excuse to fire him.”
“What if I want to eat fish head with double pepper?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using a pretext rather than a confrontation is a common spoken strategy to terminate a relationship or employment while dodging awkward disputes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
find an excuse / fabricate a pretext
Used colloquially when taking an action without stating the real, sensitive underlying reason.
fire him / dismiss him
Colloquial spoken shortcut for '开除' (fire/dismiss someone from a job).
Signifies completion and decisive finality of the intended dismissal.
