Chinese Word: 碰一鼻子灰 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to have one's nose rubbed in the dirt; fig. to meet with a sharp rebuff

1		rú guǒ 如果 wǎng luò 网络 yòng hù 用户 xuǎn zé 选择 mò shì 漠视， nà me 那么 zài 再 hǎo 好 de 的 gōng guān 公关 yě 也 huì 会 pèng 碰 yī bí zǐ huī 一鼻子灰。 Even the slickest PR effort can fail miserably if Internet users choose to ignore it.
2		tā 她 pà 怕 pèng 碰 yī bí zǐ huī 一鼻子灰， huà 话 dào 到 le 了 zuǐ biān 嘴边， tā 她 yòu 又 bǎ 把 tā 它 tūn 吞 le 了 xià qù 下去。（《 zǐ yè 子夜》） She was afraid of being snubbed, so she swallowed the words that came to her lips.
3		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 yòng 用 zhí wèi 职位 tóu xián 头衔 hé 和 shēng qiān 升迁 lái 来 jī lì 激励 cōng ming 聪明 yuán gōng 员工， nǐ 你 duō bàn 多半 huì 会 pèng 碰 yī bí zǐ huī 一鼻子灰。 If you are intended to boost smart staff' s morale by awarding him with positions with superior titles or promotion, you will probably be foiled.

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