滿地找牙

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Chinese

covering the ground
to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone)
to try to find; to look for; to call on (someone); to find; to seek; to return
 
tooth; ivory
trad. (滿地找牙) 滿地
simp. (满地找牙) 满地
Literally: “to search everywhere on the floor for one's own teeth”.

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滿地找牙

  1. (used after as complement) to be defeated completely and shamefully
    滿地找牙 [MSC, trad.]
    满地找牙 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā bèi dǎ dé mǎndìzhǎoyá.
    He was badly beaten.