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下台阶

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Collocation

1
顺利地下了台阶
2
给人下台阶的机会
3
帮助别人下台阶
4
给/使……(某人)下台阶

Definition

下台阶

Literally means:

walk down the steps

Actually means:

It figuratively means getting rid of an embarrassing situation.

比喻摆脱尴尬、难堪的处境。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、定语,中间可插入其他词语)
1
Zhège
这个
zhě
记者
hěn
hòudao
厚道
  
,
měidāng
每当
de
wèn
提问
duìfāng
对方
nán
zhù
shí
  
,
jiù
shàng
马上
zhuǎnhuàn
转换
huà
话题
  
,
hǎo
ràng
duìfāng
对方
xià
táijiē
台阶
  

This reporter is very kind, whenever his questions make the other side difficult to live, he immediately change the topic, so that the other side down the steps.

2
men
我们
duì
rén
yào
kuānróng
宽容
  
,
zài
gōngkāi
公开
chǎng
场合
yào
zhàogu
照顾
biéren
别人
de
miànzi
面子
  
,
gěi
rén
xià
táijiē
台阶
de
huì
机会
  

We should be tolerant of people, in public to take care of other people's faces, give people the opportunity to step down.

3
Zhèngdāng
正当
hěn
gān
尴尬
de
shíhou
时候
  
,
chūlái
出来
le
yuánchǎng
圆场
  
,
ràng
shùn
顺利
xià
地下
le
táijiē
台阶
  

Just when I was embarrassed, he came out and hit the round, so I went down the steps.