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穿小鞋

chuān xiǎo xié
HSK 7

English Meaning

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom); to make life difficult for sb

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
寻个由头给那姓宋的穿小鞋呢
HSK 7 00:02
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我还指望你当个大大大大官

“I was hoping you'd become a very, very, very high-ranking official—”

“so you could find some reason to make life hard for that Song guy.”

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好

“Okay.”

《逐玉》 · family_and_home
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你就不怕她给你穿小鞋啊
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Be careful, she will find petty ways to make your professional life miserable.”

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反正干得再好也没咱们的好处

“We won't get any benefits no matter how well we do anyway.”

“Aren't you afraid she'll make things difficult for you?”

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我们所有人统一战线

“If we all present a united front,”

《蜜语纪》 · workplace
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你别在这儿给我穿小鞋
HSK 7 00:01
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刘文波

“Liu Wenbo.”

“Don't try to put me on the spot here.”

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我去夜店

“I visited nightclubs, huh?”

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