Lingaku- lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom)
- fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure
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- to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit
This idiom describes a situation where someone declines a polite invitation or request, only to face negative consequences that require them to comply later. It's often used in social contexts where pressure is applied to conform to expectations.
If he doesn't attend the gathering, he might refuse the toast and end up having to drink a forfeit.
zài在gōng zuò工作Zhōng中，rú guǒ如果nǐ你bù不jiē shòu接受jīng lǐ经理de的jiàn yì建议，kě néng可能huì会yù dào遇到jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ敬酒不吃吃罚酒de的qíng kuàng情况。
In the workplace, if you don't accept the manager's suggestion, you may encounter a situation where you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit.
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jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ敬酒不吃吃罚酒to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeitfàn犯zhè zhǒng这种cuò wù错误to make this kind of mistakehòu huǐ mò jí后悔莫及to regret it too latebèi pò被迫jiē shòu接受to be forced to acceptwú nài无奈zhī之jǔ举an act of helplessnesszhuǎn huán yú dì转圜余地room for negotiationtài du态度qiáng yìng强硬a tough attitudezāo shòu遭受yā lì压力to suffer pressurenì shì逆势ér而wéi为to act against the trendbù不yǐn听quàn gào劝告to ignore advice