act dumb; pretend to be ignorant of sth (in order to gloss it over); exploit others’carelessness ❍ 待了会儿，他把钱拿起来： “三十？别～！” (老舍《骆驼祥子》) Presently he picked up the money. “Thirty dollars? You’re not keeping anything back?”
打马虎眼da ma hu yan
try to fool sb. by acting dumb
打马虎眼
acting dumb;pretending to be ignorant of something in order to gloss it over
打马虎眼dǎ mǎ hǔ yǎn
欺骗某人。try to fool sb., act dumb, exploit others’ carelessness, keep back