看脸色
Traditional (Taiwan):
看臉色
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to read someone's mood and act accordingly
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to show someone how tough one is
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- look at someone's face
- Meaning
- Either to read someone's mood in order to act accordingly, often meekly, or to show someone how tough you are. Context decides which.
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