蹬鼻子上脸
dēng​bí​zi​shàng​liǎn

to take advantage of

  • created sense approved 蹬鼻子上脸/蹬鼻子上臉 · dēng​bí​zi​shàng​liǎn · to take advantage of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蹬鼻子上脸 / 蹬鼻子上臉

    dēng​bí​zi​shàng​liǎn

    to take advantage of

    to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience by becoming increasingly demanding or disrespectful

    蹬 (literal) → 蹬 · dēng · to step on 鼻子 (literal) → 鼻子 · bí​zi · nose 上脸 (literal) → 上脸/上臉 · shàng​liǎn · to become smug

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