掉链子
Traditional (Taiwan):
掉鏈子
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to have one's bicycle chain come off
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to let sb down
to drop the ball
to screw up
fig.
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- the chain falls off
- Meaning
- To fail at a crucial moment, as a link in a process breaks down. Commonly said of someone who lets the team down.
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