"play footsie with" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 用腳調情
• 祕密勾結

Definition

用自己的腳在桌下碰別人的腳來調情；也用來形容暗中勾結或串通。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

字面意思多用於調情，帶有調皮語氣；比喻指暗中交易，多為非正式或帶批評語感。經常與“play footsie with someone/company”搭配。

Examples

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

他們在晚餐時在桌下開始**用腳調情**。

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

小孩有時會在父母**用腳調情**時偷笑。

Politicians are accused of playing footsie with big corporations.

政客被指控**與大企業祕密勾結**。

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

我們都在咖啡館看到他和Sarah**用腳調情**，所以這已經不是祕密了。

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

他們的公司多年來一直**祕密勾結**以避免競爭。

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

你們倆是真的在約會，還是只是在**用腳調情**？