是想看你还能干什么勾当
“just to see what you're up to.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不收拾你
“I spared you”
是想 看你 还能干什么 勾当
“just to see what you're up to.”
如今看来
“But now,”
“You didn't escape me; I merely let you dig your own grave.”
Rooted in traditional strategic thought ('allowing a fish to swallow the bait before reeling it in'), deliberately postponing punishment lets an antagonist accumulate unmistakable guilt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to engage in shady business; to pull illicit tricks
Strongly derogatory collocation used exclusively to condemn illegal, deceitful, or immoral actions.
to punish; to teach someone a lesson; to deal with
In spoken conflict contexts, this verb conveys severe physical, administrative, or retaliatory punishment.