那我就得寸进尺了
“Then I'd push my luck.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就偷偷原谅了你
“she'd secretly forgive you.”
那我就 得寸进尺 了
“Then I'd push my luck.”
我问她要联系方式
“I'd ask for her number.”
“Since you've let your guard down and forgiven me, I'm going to push my luck and ask for more!”
Using typically negative idioms like 'giving an inch and taking a foot' about oneself functions as humorous, self-aware charm in modern Chinese dating contexts.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
give an inch and take a yard; push one's luck
Literally a critique of greed, but frequently used playfully in informal speech to confess that one is boldly asking for more.
Marks a change of situation or state, signaling an imminent action following the interlocutor's cue.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“continues to press further.”
“Aren't you pushing your luck a bit?”
“I'd push my luck to slash the price until the last penny in your pockets”
“If you keep pushing your limits,”
“Won't they push further?”
“You're pushing your luck.”