Meaning of 打马虎眼
打马虎眼 means to pretend to be ignorant; to play dumb; to gloss over. Pronounced dǎ mǎ hu yǎn.
- to pretend to be ignorant; to play dumb; to gloss over
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
dǎ打
mǎ马
hu虎
yǎn眼
，
zhè这
shì事
er儿
nǐ你
kěn肯
dìng定
zhī知
dào道
。
Don't play dumb with me; you definitely know about this.
Tā他
yī一
fàn犯
cuò错
jiù就
xiǎng想
dǎ打
mǎ马
hu虎
yǎn眼
hù糊
nong弄
guò过
qù去
。
Whenever he makes a mistake, he tries to gloss over it.
Lǐng领
dǎo导
wèn问
qǐ起
zé责
rèn任
，
tā他
jiù就
zài在
nà那
er儿
dǎ打
mǎ马
hu虎
yǎn眼
。
When the leader asked about responsibility, he just pretended not to know.