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掉链子
diào​liàn​zi

to drop the ball

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
掉链子 掉鏈子 diào//liàn​zi
to drop the ball
To have a bicycle chain come off; (figuratively) to fail at a critical moment or let someone down.
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