lẩn mặt
Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To avoid showing one's face; to stay out of sight: The primary meaning is to deliberately hide oneself or avoid appearing in a particular place or situation, often to evade responsibility, confrontation, or unwanted attention.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Sau vụ scandal, ông ta lẩn mặt không dám gặp ai. (After the scandal, he avoided showing his face and didn't dare meet anyone.)
- Tại sao cậu cứ lẩn mặt mỗi khi có việc cần? (Why do you always stay out of sight whenever there's work to be done?)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a negative judgment on the person's action, suggesting cowardice, irresponsibility, or guilt. It is used in contexts of social or moral obligation.
Variants and Related Words
- Lẩn trốn (v): to hide, to go into hiding.
- Kẻ tình nghi đã lẩn trốn khỏi thành phố. (The suspect has gone into hiding outside the city.)
Synonyms
- To lie low: to keep out of sight to avoid attention.
- To make oneself scarce: to leave or stay away from a place to avoid a situation.
- To hide: to conceal oneself.
Related Idioms
- Lẩn như chạch: to be as slippery as an eel; to be very evasive and hard to pin down.
- Tên tội phạm đó lẩn như chạch, cảnh sát khó bắt lắm. (That criminal is as slippery as an eel; the police find him very hard to catch.)