打破沙锅问到底dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐbeinquisitive; insist on getting to the bottom of the matter; keep asking questions till one gets to the bottom of the matter; never be satisfied until one knows everything; probe a matter to the bottom
❍ 咳，你看你这个人！ ～，紧着问什么呢？(袁静《新儿女英雄传》60)So many questions about such a little thing.Ai! You are the limit./“十六号呢？”那个青年好像要“～”。(李准《不能走那条路》104)“And the sixteenth?”The young man seemed determined to see it through to the end. |