“拆台” literally means to pull down the stage. It is a metaphor of purposely making a person or a community lose power or to obstruct one thing.

"闺蜜" literally is the female friend who is allowed to enter a lady’s room (in ancient China, outsides or men were forbidden to enter young ladies’ room) .

The original meaning of “幕后” is backstage. It’s a metaphor of directing something behind the scene.

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“贫嘴” is used to indicate a person who is garrulous or like to joke with no malicious intention. We often say “耍贫嘴” in spoken language.

“底细” refers to the exact details of a person or a matter, and it also means inside information.

“绕弯子(rào wānzi)”means to talk indirectly . People usually say something else before what they really want to say.

The original meaning of “摊牌”（ tānpái） is laying one’s cards on the table in card game. It is a metaphor of having a showdown at the last moment or making the final decision to the public

“见鬼”（ jiànguǐ ）literally means to see a ghost. It has two metaphorical meanings. The first one is absurd. The second one is to go the hell. The tone of the speaker is unsatisfied.

“背黑锅”(bēi hēiguō) literally means “to take a black pan on one’s back”. It is a metaphor saying of taking blame for the fault of others.

打交道” means to come into contact with persons, organizations or countries. It also means to have relations with something or engage in one occupation.

“打下手”（dǎ xià shǒu） is often used in colloquial language，which indicates helping someone or being as an assistant.

白富美” refers to fair-skinned females with wealthy families and good looks.

“坑爹” is a phrase from the internet, and is used as an exaggeration meaning deceiver or cheat.

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“好人卡” stems from the confession of a young man to the girl of his dreams, who used the phrase, “You are a good man, but we can not be together” to reject him .

On January 21, 2011, Tencent Company released a new micro-messaging software. It can send voice messages, videos, pictures, and texts, and can support group chats via the internet.

The original meaning of “盘点” is an inventory of goods. Nowadays, it commonly refers to a summary of the past.

Drawing on the specifics of this action, the phrase “打太极” means someone pushing something around, not giving a clear answer or a true statement.

The original meaning of “敲门砖” was a tool used by someone to seek fame and wealth.Later, it was used to describe the basic means of achieving one’s goal.