然后让他们放我一马
“so we can ask them to let me off the hook.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
然后让他们 放我一马
“so we can ask them to let me off the hook.”
“If I did that, that's exactly what they want.”
“I will give them an easy way out if they promise not to pursue me further.”
In Chinese conflict resolution, offering face (留颜面) to an authority or opponent is often treated as leverage to exchange for leniency (放一马).
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give me a break / spare me / let me off the hook
A very common colloquial idiom used when asking an opponent, superior, or authority figure for leniency or mercy.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Please, have mercy and let me go.”
“could you do me a favor and let me go?”
“How could I let you go?”
“I only ask Your Majesty to show mercy”
“by letting me go.”
“Let me out!”