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擦屁股

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Collocation

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做擦屁股的事
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帮……擦屁股
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替……擦屁股

Definition

擦屁股

Literally means:

clean up the mess

Actually means:

finish the work left

It means finishing the work left by others, usually the part that is difficult to handle.

It connotes a sense of criticism or scolding. Derogatory.

处理某人或某些工作遗留下的不好收拾的事情。

常含有批评、指责的意味。含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
zuò
shìqíng
事情
zǒngshì
总是
rènzhēn
认真
  
,
měi
zuò
jiàn
shìqing
事情
  
,
zǒng
yào
liúxià
留下
hěnduō
很多
wèn
问题
  
,
zuìhòu
最后
ràng
biéren
别人
bāng
zhāo
gu
擦屁股
  

He always does things not seriously, every thing he does, always leave a lot of problems, and finally let others help wipe the ass.

2
Yǒuxiē
有些
yǎnyuán
演员
míngxīng
明星
shuōhuà
说话
zuòshì
做事
kǎo
考虑
hòuguǒ
后果
  
,
fàn
le
cuò
错误
  
,
ràng
men
他们
de
jīng
经纪
gōng
公司
men
他们
gu
屁股
  

Some actors and stars talk about the consequences and make mistakes by having their agencies wipe their asses for them.

3
liúxià
留下
zhège
这个
làntānzi
烂摊子
zǒuliǎoshì
一走了事
  
,
gu
屁股
de
shì
shuí
lái
zuò
  
?

He left this mess gone, who's going to do the shit?

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