给脸不要脸

给脸不要脸

Literally means:

be fool enough to reject a face-saving offer

Actually means:

do not appreciate or accept others' kindness

给脸 means treating someone with courtesy and espect;buyao lian here means declining others'courteous treatment.

This phrase means one who is respected or treated with courtesy does not accept such kindness,and hence hurts the other person's dignity. It is often used to blame one for not appreciating or accepting others'kindness. Derogatory.

给脸，看得起别人，有礼貌地对待他。不要脸，这里指拒绝别人的礼貌待遇。

给脸不要脸，别人尊重或看得起自己，给了礼貌的待遇，自己却不接受，伤了对方的面子。多用来指责某人不识抬举，不接受别人的好意。具有贬义色彩。