碰钉子

pèng dīngzi

to meet with a rebuff; to get turned down

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

pèng dīngzi

他去找老板加薪，没想到碰了钉子，老板一口回绝了。

Tā qù zhǎo lǎobǎn jiā xīn, méi xiǎngdào pèng le dīngzi, lǎobǎn yì kǒu huíjué le.

He went to ask his boss for a raise, but met with a rebuff — the boss flatly refused.

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