Definition & Meaning

1.edge ball; touch ball

2.borderline practice; limit of acceptance; rule-bending act

cā biān qiú

擦 边 球

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1
n.edge ball; touch ball
- dǎ cā biān qiú
  打擦边球
  make an edge ball
2
n.metaborderline practice; limit of acceptance; rule-bending act
- dǎ zhèng zhì cā biān qiú
  打政治擦边球
  take advantage of loopholes in policies
- tā hé tā de tuán duì dǎ le cā biān qiú
  他和他的团队打了擦边球。
  He and his team did an end run.

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