How to say "我本来还以为要苦口婆心聊半天" (wǒ běn lái hái yǐ wéi yào kǔ kǒu pó xīn liáo bàn tiān) in Chinese dialogue

běnláiháiwéiyàokǒuxīnliáobàntiān

I really thought I'd have to spend ages convincing him.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0112:09
zhè
suàn
suàn
bái
qǐng
lái
le
tàng

I dragged you all the way here for nothing.

LINE 0212:13
PLAYING SCENE
běn
lái
hái
wéi
yào
kǒu
xīn
liáo
bàn
tiān

I really thought I'd have to spend ages convincing him.

LINE 0312:16
xiǎng
dào
fēn
zhōng
jiù
xià
bān
le

Who knew I'd be done in a few minutes?

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E6
Timestamp12:13
TMDB ID273129