我这朱哥怎么跟狗皮膏药一样
“Why is Zhu so hard to shake off?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He wanted to ask about the demolition.”
我这朱哥怎么跟狗皮膏药一样
“Why is Zhu so hard to shake off?”
今天来这儿
“Didn't we come here today specifically to deal with this?”
“I cannot stand how this guy keeps clinging to me and won't back off.”
Originally a traditional Chinese adhesive medicinal plaster, 'goupi gaoyao' became a popular cultural metaphor for persistent pesterers or deceitful quacks who refuse to leave.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
dog-skin plaster (metaphor for a clingy, pest-like person)
A vivid colloquial idiom describing someone obnoxious who sticks to you tenaciously and won't go away.
how come (someone) is just like...
A common spoken formula used to introduce an exasperated or humorous comparison.