我与他虚与委蛇扯的谎而已
“I only told lies to stall him.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
拿妻儿威逼于我
“with my wife and child;”
我与他 虚与委蛇 扯的谎 而已
“I only told lies to stall him.”
反口复舌
“Changing words again.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Pretending to surrender or cooperate under coercion is viewed as justifiable stratagem rather than true betrayal, especially when family survival is at stake.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to play along falsely; to pretend to be cordial while stalling
A classic idiom describing superficial compliance or tactical politeness to appease a difficult or dangerous adversary.
merely a fabricated lie
Combines the colloquial phrase for telling a lie with a minimizing particle phrase to downplay culpability.
