fān bái yǎn

翻 白 眼

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v.show the whites of one's eyes (as from illness)
- tā yǐ wéi wǒ men zài yì lùn tā zhí cháo wǒ men fān bái yǎn
  她以为我们在议论她，直朝我们翻白眼。
  She kept glaring at us, thinking that we had been talking about her.
- tā fān bái yǎn shǒu bì hé tuǐ dōu cháo xiàng tiān quán shēn fā dǒu
  他翻白眼，手臂和腿都朝向天，全身发抖。
  His eyes were rolled back, his arms and legs were in the air and he was trembling all over.
- bù yào fān bái yǎn dà shēng tàn qì dǎ yóu jī zhàn
  不要翻白眼、大声叹气、打游击战。
  No eye-rolling, no heavy sighing, no guerilla activities.
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v.cast an angry look at; give somebody a black look
- bàn gōng shì zhōng yǒu hěn duō rén duì zuì jìn de zhè xiē gōng gào dà fān bái yǎn
  办公室中有很多人对最近的这些公告大翻白眼。
  There's been a lot of eye-rolling in the office about the latest announcements.

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