泡汤 (pào tāng) — (idiom) to fall through, to come to nothing (plans, projects)
Definición
A colloquial set phrase meaning 'plans fall through'. Literally 'soaked in soup', it pictures a plan dissolving like something dropped into water.
idiom
to fall throughto come to nothing (plans, projects)
Ejemplos
- 。Wǒ de jì huà pào le tāng.My plan fell through.
- 泡汤。Zhè cì lǚ xíng pào tāng le.This trip fell through.
- ，泡汤。Yīn wèi xià yǔ, wǒ men de yě cān pào tāng le.Because of rain, our picnic fell through.
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