Meaning of 挤牙膏
挤牙膏 means to disclose information or speak in a piecemeal, reluctant manner; to be forced to tell the truth bit by bit after repeated questioning. Pronounced jǐ yá gāo.
- to disclose information or speak in a piecemeal, reluctant manner; to be forced to tell the truth bit by bit after repeated questioning
Definitions & Examples
Wèn问
tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
qù去
nǎ哪
er儿
le了
，
tā他
jiù就
xiàng像
jǐ挤
yá牙
gāo膏
yī一
yàng样
，
wèn问
yī一
jù句
dá答
yī一
jù句
。
When asked where he went yesterday, he answered like he was squeezing toothpaste—just one sentence for each question.
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
jǐ挤
yá牙
gāo膏
le了
，
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
de的
jīng经
guò过
wán完
zhěng整
de地
shuō说
chū出
lái来
。
Stop squeezing out information like toothpaste; tell me the whole story from start to finish.
Tā他
jiāo交
dài代
wèn问
tí题
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huan欢
jǐ挤
yá牙
gāo膏
，
fēi非
děi得
jǐng警
chá察
ná拿
chū出
zhèng证
jù据
cái才
kěn肯
duō多
shuō说
yī一
diǎn点
。
He always confesses to problems like squeezing toothpaste; he only reveals more when the police present evidence.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jǐ挤
yá牙
gāo膏
shì式
de的
gōu沟
tōng通
fāng方
shì式
ràng让
rén人
gǎn感
dào到
fēi非
cháng常
pí疲
bèi惫
。
This toothpaste-squeezing style of communication is very exhausting.
Guān关
yú于
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
de的
fā发
bù布
shí时
jiān间
，
gōng公
sī司
fā发
yán言
rén人
de的
huí回
dá答
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
jǐ挤
yá牙
gāo膏
。
The company spokesperson's answers about the new product's release date were like squeezing toothpaste.