放作料

fàngzuòliao ㄈㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄠ

    • to embellish one's account with extra details

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
add seasoning
Meaning
To embellish what one says by adding colour and extra details. Often mildly critical.

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