This states that someone deserves to retract their boastful words publicly because they were overly self-congratulatory. It suggests that pride comes before a fall.
如果他真地要你当众收回海口，那你也是活该；你本不该那样自吹自擂。
| Expression | 如果他真地要你当众收回海口，那你也是活该；你本不该那样自吹自擂。 |
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| Meaning | It serves you right if he did make you eat the leek in public; you should not be so boastful. |
| Reading | rúguǒ tā zhēn dì yào nǐ dāngzhòng shōuhuí hǎikǒu nà nǐ yě shì huógāi nǐ běn bùgāi nàyàng zìchuīzìléi |
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