Correct
下不了台
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Strokes
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Collocation
1
不怕下不了台
2
弄得……（某人）下不了台
3
令人/让人下不了台
Definition
下不了台
Literally means:
can't get down the stairs
Actually means:
be unable to get out of an embarrassing situation
be unable to back down with good grace
It figuratively means feeling embarrassed in public or being in an embarrassing situation.
比喻在众人面前受窘，或处境尴尬。
Example
Used as predicate, object, complement or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、补语、定语)
1
Tā
他
zài
在
huìshàng
会上
shuō
说
de
的
huà
话
hěn
很
jiānkè
尖刻
,
ràng
让
jīnglǐ
经理
xiàbùletái
下不了台
。
What he said at the meeting was so sharp that the manager couldn't get off the stage.
2
Tā
他
zhè
这
rén
人
yīxiàng
一向
rúcǐ
如此
,
liǎnpí
脸皮
hòu
厚
de
得
hěn
很
,
bùpà
不怕
xiàbùletái
下不了台
。
He's always been like this, his face is thick and he's not afraid to get off the stage.
3
Tā
他
dāngzhāo
当着
hěnduō
很多
rén
人
de
的
miàn
面
,
bǎ
把
xiǎolín
小林
bèi
被
lǎopó
老婆
gǎn
赶
chū
出
jiāmén
家门
de
的
shì
事
shuō
说
chūlái
出来
,
lòng
弄
de
得
xiǎolín
小林
xiàbùletái
下不了台
。
In front of a lot of people, he said that Xiaolin was kicked out of the house by his wife, so that Xiaolin can not get off the stage.