眉毛上搭梯子，上脸眉毛上搭梯子，上臉眉毛上搭梯子，上臉

putting a ladder on the eyebrows: climbing up on the face

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who, once praised or indulged, gets carried away and becomes cheeky. Critical.
Wordplay: 上脸 (shàngliǎn) literally means climbing onto the face, and figuratively means getting presumptuous when given encouragement.

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Simplified: 眉毛上搭梯子，上脸
Traditional (Taiwan): 眉毛上搭梯子，上臉
Pinyin: méimao shàng dā tīzi, shàng liǎn
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄚㄊㄧ ˙ㄗ，ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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