至少也不能扯后腿啊
“but they shouldn't hold each other back at least.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“A husband and wife may not always be on the same boat or strive together,”
至少 也不能 扯后腿 啊
“but they shouldn't hold each other back at least.”
小陈
“Chen,”
“Even if you can't help me, the least you could do is stop ruining my efforts.”
Traditional Chinese marital ideals stress mutual endurance and working toward common prosperity; hindering a spouse's career is viewed as a serious breach of marital duty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to hold someone back / to be a drag on someone
An extremely common colloquial idiom used when someone hinders team or partner progress.
at the very least one shouldn't...
Sets up a moral or practical bottom line when higher expectations have already failed.
Adds emotional weight and exasperation to the speaker's reproach.
