「批個頭俾你當櫈坐 / 批個頭畀你當櫈坐」
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批 batch; lot; to elbow; to approve; predict; pie; screwdriver 個 (measure); dollar 頭 head; chief; boss; electric plug; first; number one; top; hairstyle; hair; area; location; end; side; front; beginning 俾 to give; by, to; to let; to allow 你 you 當 as; consider; when; while; just at; to work as; to serve as; to undertake; to face; to be situated in; to consider; to treat as; to think of; to pawn an item; should; ought to; suitable; just 櫈 chair; a stool; a chair 坐 to sit; to travel by; to travel on |
Part of Speech: | expression |
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you have my word; cut one's head off and let another person sit on it as a chair; an exaggerated expression used in bets to show how confident one is
(Eng.) I'll eat my hat (literally 'I'll cut my head off and let you sit on it as a chair') if he shows up on time.
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