吃不了兜着走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. fig. you'll have to take the consequences

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
不 bu
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
了 liǎo
HSK 1
to finish; particle of completed action
兜 dōu
HSK 6
pouch
着 zhe
HSK 2
make move, take action
走 zǒu
HSK 2
walk, go on foot; run; leave