耗子扛枪窝里横
“you're the tough guy who only acts out at home.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
平常都是
“Usually,”
耗子扛枪窝里横
“you're the tough guy who only acts out at home.”
“Why are you so unusual today?”
“You only dare act big and tough when you are around us.”
Chinese culture strongly disapproves of people who are subservient toward outsiders or superiors but vent their aggression toward family members or intimate peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a mouse carrying a gun acting tough in its hole; acting fierce only at home
A popular Northern Chinese colloquial saying used to criticize someone who is meek outside but bullies their family or friends.
acting tough only at home
A common colloquial idiom used to describe someone who takes out their temper only on close acquaintances or family.