明着 你就被人陷害了
“you would be framed aboveboard?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是谁想到
“But who knew”
明着 你就被人 陷害 了
“you would be framed aboveboard?”
“I know you did not mess up on your own; someone set you up deliberately.”
In Chinese bureaucratic or workplace settings, having a respected colleague or superior openly validate that you were framed provides immense psychological relief and face-saving value.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
openly; blatantly; overtly
Use this spoken adverb when someone carries out an action openly without hiding their hostile or questionable intentions.
to be framed or set up by someone
A common passive construction used to describe being made a scapegoat or plotted against in office politics or legal matters.
Marks a completed event and emphasizes the finalized reality of the situation.