Lost in Literal

🇨🇳 Chinese, taken literally

拍马屁

Pai ma pi

Literally

pat the horse's butt

What it really means

To flatter, suck up to someone.

talking about a coworker sucking up to the boss

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Chinese, taken literally

加油add oil马马虎虎horse horse tiger tiger吃醋eat vinegar走后门go through the back door打酱油buy soy sauce没门儿no door