"play footsie with" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 用脚调情
• 秘密勾结

Definition

用自己的脚在桌下碰别人的脚来调情；也用于形容暗中勾结或串通。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

字面用法通常用于调情场合，略带调皮意味；比喻意指秘密交易，语气多为非正式或略带贬义。常与“play footsie with someone/company”搭配。

Examples

They started to play footsie with each other under the table during dinner.

他们在晚餐时在桌下开始**用脚调情**。

Kids sometimes giggle when their parents play footsie with each other.

孩子们有时会在父母**用脚调情**时咯咯笑。

Politicians are accused of playing footsie with big corporations.

政客被指责**与大企业秘密勾结**。

We all saw him playing footsie with Sarah at the café, so it's not a secret anymore.

我们都在咖啡馆看到他和Sarah**用脚调情**，所以这已经不再是秘密。

Their companies have been playing footsie with each other for years to avoid competition.

他们的公司多年来一直**秘密勾结**以避免竞争。

Are you two really dating, or just playing footsie with each other?

你们俩是真的在约会，还是只是**用脚调情**？