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碰一鼻子灰

/ pèng yī bízi huī / 
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Definition

lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt/fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff

Example

As a Verb

be (unceremoniously) snubbed; meet with a flat rebuff; meet abrupt rejection

1
Wǒ
我
huà
话
dào
到
zuǐbiān
嘴边
yòu
又
yàn
咽
le
了
xiàqù
下去
  
,
shēngpà
生怕
pèng
碰
yībízihuī
一鼻子灰
  
。

I swallowed my words for fear of being snubbed.