伸腿 (shēn tuǐ) — to stretch one's legs; (slang) to kick the bucket; to die; to insinuate oneself in; to meddle
Definition
Literally 'stretch one's legs': the plain literal sense is to extend or stretch out your legs. As slang it can mean 'to die' (kicking the bucket), and figuratively 'to meddle or insert oneself' into a situation.
verb
to stretch one's legs(slang) to kick the bucketto dieto insinuate oneself into meddle
Examples
- ，。Tā shēn le yí xià tuǐ, xiū xi le yí huì r.He stretched his legs for a while and rested.
- 伸腿。Qǐng bú yào zài guò dào shàng shēn tuǐ.Please don't stretch your legs in the aisle.
- 伸腿。Tā zǒng xiǎng zài zhè cì hé zuò zhōng shēn tuǐ.He always wants to insinuate himself into this cooperation.
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