在你眼皮子底下跑的呀
“ran away right under your nose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是人
“But she”
在你 眼皮子底下 跑的呀
“ran away right under your nose.”
你说该怎么办 马总马总我真的 我不是故意的马总
“What do you think we should do? Mr. Ma, I really... I didn't mean for it to happen,, Mr. Ma.”
“How could you be so completely useless as to let them get away right in front of your face?”
In Chinese workplace hierarchies, superiors often confront subordinates with sharp rhetorical questions when tasks fail, expecting immediate deference and problem-solving rather than excuses.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
right under one's nose / right before one's eyes
A common spoken idiom used to criticize someone for failing to notice or stop something happening directly in front of them.
Heightens the rhetorical force and expresses intense indignation or disbelief at the blunder.