djwebb2004 Posted June 21, 2007 at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 at 08:32 PM This is a US phrase, the exact meaning of which is a bit difficult even for English people to grasp. But I think if for example, someone was doing something for selfish motives, but pretended to be doing it for the common good with high-flown motives, you could in US English listen to their BS and say "suck it right up". What would be the Chinese translation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophialee Posted June 22, 2007 at 11:20 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 11:20 AM maybe u could just say 得了吧 or 算了吧。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted June 22, 2007 at 11:55 AM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 11:55 AM But I think if for example, someone was doing something for selfish motives, but pretended to be doing it for the common good with high-flown motives, you could in US English listen to their BS and say "suck it right up". Are you sure? There's "suck it up", but I am not familiar with "suck it RIGHT up." http://www.google.com/search?q=suck+it+up "Suck it up" basically means keep a stiff upper lip, which in Chinese could be "忍一忍". If you are looking for something that means "cut the BS," then "别装逼了", which againstwind suggested recently, could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySeal Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:25 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:25 PM There's also the expression "eat it right up" but that doesn't mean what he he/she seems to be describing there. There's also "suck it," but I've never heard "suck it right up" and I'm a native American English speaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.stinky Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:33 PM if you've got a messy living room, you can pull out the trusty hoover to 'suck it right up.' or despite the reality, the white house continues to announce progress in iraq. fox news viewers 'suck it right up.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gato Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:36 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:36 PM despite the reality, the white house continues to announce progress in iraq. fox newsviewers 'suck it right up.' Which is another way of saying "eat it right up." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmySeal Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:48 PM Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 at 12:48 PM Yea that's probably what OP was getting at and he probably just described it really badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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