have a complete falling out; burn bridges
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have a complete falling out; to break off relations; to stop being polite and become openly hostile
informalUsually implies that previous friendly or polite relations are completely and publicly ended. Often used when a conflict becomes irreconcilable. Variant form: 抓破脸 (zhuā pò liǎn).
Wèi为
le了
zhè这
diǎn点
qián钱
，
xiōng兄
dì弟
liǎ俩
zhōng终
yú于
sī撕
pò破
liǎn脸
le了
。
Over this little bit of money, the two brothers finally had a complete falling out.
Dà大
jiā家
méi没
bì必
yào要
wèi为
le了
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
sī撕
pò破
liǎn脸
。
There's no need for everyone to burn bridges over this matter.
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Tā他
men们
liǎng两
gè个
rén人
zǎo早
jiù就
sī撕
pò破
liǎn脸
le了
，
xiàn现
zài在
jiàn见
miàn面
dōu都
bù不
shuō说
huà话
。
Those two had a falling out a long time ago; now they don't even speak when they meet.
Tán谈
pàn判
dào到
le了
zuì最
hòu后
，
shuāng双
fāng方
zhōng终
yú于
sī撕
pò破
liǎn脸
，
hù互
xiāng相
zhǐ指
zé责
qǐ起
lái来
。
The negotiations reached a point where both sides finally stopped being polite and began accusing each other openly.