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找台阶

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Strokes
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Collocation

1
找不到台阶下
2
给……找台阶下
3
找了个台阶下来
4
找台阶下

Definition

找台阶:

Literally means:

find the steps down

Actually means:

It figuratively means trying to find some way to save one's face and avoid an embarrassing situation.

比喻寻找既不失面子,又能摆脱僵局的途径。

Example

Used as predicate and it can have other words in between. (作谓语,中间可以插入其他词语)
1
Lǎozhāng
老张
zhège
这个
rén
jiùshì
就是
hěn
àimiànzi
爱面子
  
,
gěi
zhǎo
táijiē
台阶
xià
  
,
jiù
huì
tíng
不停
gēn
biéren
别人
zhēng
xià
下去
  

Lao Zhang this person is very love face, do not find him a step down, will continue to fight with others.

2
Xiǎomèi
小妹
kěn
不肯
jiēshòu
接受
wèi
大卫
de
huā
  
,
wèi
大卫
liǎn
nánkān
难堪
  
,
gǎnzhǎo
赶找
le
táijiē
台阶
  
,
shuō
  
:
zhè
huā
hěn
piàoliang
漂亮
  
,
yào
不要
jiù
sònggěi
送给
  
!
  
?
  

Little sister refused to accept David's flowers, David embarrassed, I rushed to find a step, said: "This flower is very beautiful, she do not give me it!"

3
Gāokǎo
高考
shībài
失败
hěn
shāngxīn
伤心
  
,
gǎndào
感到
méiyǒu
没有
miànzi
面子
  
,
hòulái
后来
gěi
自己
zhǎo
le
táijiē
台阶
xiàlai
下来
  
,
zhè
jiùshì
就是
  
:
hǎohǎo
好好
zhǔnbèi
准备
  
,
míngnián
明年
zài
kǎo
  
èr
第二
nián
zhēn
de
kǎoshàng
考上
le
  

College entrance examination failure I am very sad, also feel no face, and then I found a step down to myself, this is: good preparation, next year again test. The next year I really got it.