吃不开chī bù kāibe unpopular; won't work
❍ 像这样一个光杆司令，他深知到了国民党那里是根本～的。(曲波《林海雪原》483) He knew that the Kuomintang would have no use for a figurehead cmmander like him.
❍ 你这样横行霸道，在这里是～的。Your way of riding roughshod over others won't do here. 吃不开chi bu kaiwon’t work 吃不开be unpopular;won't work |