等着他露出更多的马脚
“Wait for him to reveal more flaws,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们要做的就是等
“all we have to do is wait.”
等着他 露出更 多 的 马脚
“Wait for him to reveal more flaws,”
“so many that he can't patch them up himself.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Originating from folk lore where a disguised figure fails to hide its hooves, this idiom vividly denotes accidentally exposing deceit under pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give oneself away; to reveal the cloven hoof
A very common idiomatic verb-object collocation used when someone inadvertently reveals an undercover deception or secret flaw.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't wait to go horseback riding.”
“We've come up with a great idea.”
“a little while longer”
“But when he grows up,”
“it is not until the last moment”
“Too late again.”