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unable to find a way out of an embarrassing situation

xià bu liǎo tái

下 不 了 台

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metaunable to find a way out of an embarrassing situation
- zhēn shi ràng rén xià bu liǎo tái
  真是让人下不了台！
  What a fiasco!
- wǒ gǎn jué wǒ men ràng tā men xià bu liǎo tái le
  我感觉我们让他们下不了台了。
  I think we caught them with their pants down.
synonym
xià bu lái tái下不来台

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