问长问短

tā jiàn yī shēng zǒu chū shǒu shù shì gǎn jǐn shàng qián wèn cháng wèn duǎn

她见医生走出手术室，赶紧上前问长问短。

When she saw the surgeon coming out of the operating room, she stepped forward and asked many solicitous questions.

jiàn miàn de shí hou wèn cháng wèn duǎn

见面的时候问长问短

ask about this and that when together

gōng zuò shang de shì tā cóng bù wèn cháng wèn duǎn

工作上的事她从不问长问短。

She never grilled about the work.