Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

拖后腿

tuo hou tui · tuō hòutuǐ

Literally

drag the hind leg

What it really means

to hold someone back; to be a drag

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil 马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger 吃醋eat vinegar 拍马屁pat the horse's butt 走后门go through the back door 打酱油buy soy sauce