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揭老底
/ jiē lǎo dǐ /
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Collocation
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Definition
揭老底
Literally means:
rake up the unmentionable past
Actually means:
dig up the past
It means digging up one's inglorious history or experience. It also means revealing the unmentionable detail in an event.
揭露某人不光彩的来历或经历。也指揭露某件事情里面见不得人的底细。
Example
Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可插其他词语)
1
Yǒurén
有人
jiē
揭
le
了
tā
他
de
的
lǎode
老底
,
shuō
说
tā
他
shì
是
mài
卖
jiǎhuò
假货
fà
发
de
的
hèngcái
横财
。
Someone exposed him as a windfall selling fakes.
2
Zhè
这
liǎng
两
jiā
家
gōngsī
公司
hùxiāng
互相
gōngjī
攻击
,
hù
互
jiē
揭
lǎode
老底
,
zuìhòu
最后
gǎo
搞
de
得
dōu
都
bù
不
guāngcǎi
光彩
。
The two companies attacked each other, exposed each other, and ended up in disgrace.
3
Tā
他
chuīxū
吹嘘
zìjǐ
自己
yǒu
有
hěnduō
很多
qián
钱
,
pángbiān
旁边
de
的
péngyou
朋友
bù
不
xiǎng
想
jiē
揭
tā
他
lǎode
老底
,
zhǐshì
只是
qiāoqiāo
悄悄
gàosù
告诉
wǒ
我
tā
他
yǐqián
以前
shì
是
gè
个
piànzi
骗子
。
He boasted that he had a lot of money, and his friends didn't want to expose him, but quietly told me he was a liar.