这校长嘴皮子都要磨破了
“And the principal tried convincing her so hard, but still failed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“We had no choice. Her mother went all the way to the principal.”
这校长嘴 皮子 都要 磨破了
“And the principal tried convincing her so hard, but still failed.”
有啥用啊
“And the principal tried convincing her so hard, but still failed.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese schooling, anxious parents frequently bypass classroom teachers to plead directly with principals to secure academic or disciplinary favors.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
talked oneself blue in the face; worn one's lips out talking
A highly idiomatic colloquial idiom used when describing extensive, exhausting, and usually futile persuasion.
Functions together with '要...了' to indicate an imminent state reached through extreme effort.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Principal Chen's eyes were getting worse.”
“We tried to persuade.”
“So what if you're the principal?”
“Principal Chen, it must've been tough.”
“Where's Mr. Gao? I kicked him out. What?”
“Everyone was stunned.”