clean up a mess left by others; deal with the aftermath
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to clean up someone else's mess; to deal with the troublesome aftermath
informalA colloquial, often humorous or slightly derogatory idiom implying someone caused a problem and left others to handle the dirty work. Literally 'to wipe someone's bottom/butt'.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
lǔ鲁
mǎng莽
xíng行
shì事
，
rán然
hòu后
ràng让
tóng同
shì事
gěi给
tā他
cā擦
pì屁
gu股
。
He always acts recklessly and then makes his colleagues clean up his mess.
Xiàng项
mù目
gǎo搞
zá砸
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
xū需
yào要
yǒu有
rén人
lái来
cā擦
pì屁
gu股
。
The project is messed up, and now someone needs to deal with the fallout.
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Nǐ你
bié别
jìng净
zài在
qián前
biān边
tǒng捅
lóu娄
zi子
，
yào要
wǒ我
men们
zài在
hòu后
biān边
cā擦
pì屁
gu股
。
Don't just cause trouble out front and expect us to clean up after you.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
cuò错
wù误
jué决
cè策
，
zuì最
hòu后
zǒng总
shì是
yuán员
gōng工
lái来
cā擦
pì屁
gu股
。
When the boss makes a bad decision, it's always the employees who end up dealing with the consequences.