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hold somebody back (from action); be a drag on somebody; be hindrance to somebody

chě hòu tuǐ

扯 后 腿

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v.deroghold somebody back (from action); be a drag on somebody; be hindrance to somebody
- nǐ bù yào zài xué yè shang chě hòu tuǐ
  你不要在学业上扯后腿。
  Don't hind her in her studies.
- tā yào qù cān jūn nǐ bù yào chě hòu tuǐ
  他要去参军，你不要扯后腿。
  He wants to enlist. Don't try to hold him back.
- wéi yī chě hòu tuǐ de shì wǒ men duì lǐ xiǎng yǔ xìn yǎng yǒu diǎn yòng lì tài guò le
  唯一扯后腿的是我们对理想与信仰有点用力太过了。
  The only drawback is the tendency to get a little too pumped about our ideas and beliefs.
synonym
tuō hòu tuǐ拖后腿 lā hòu tuǐ拉后腿

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