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擦屁股

cā pì gu · ca pi gu

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Meaning

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  1. to wipe one’s ass
  2. (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
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2 examples
01

他(tā)惹(rě)了(le)麻(má)烦(fan)，却(què)要(yào)我(wǒ)来(lái)给(gěi)他(tā)擦(cā)屁(pì)股(gu)。

He caused trouble, but I'm the one who has to clean up his mess.

02

每(měi)次(cì)项(xiàng)目(mù)出(chū)问(wèn)题(tí)，都(dōu)是(shì)主(zhǔ)管(guǎn)替(tì)大(dà)家(jiā)擦(cā)屁(pì)股(gu)。

Every time a project goes wrong, it's the manager who cleans up the mess for everyone.

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