下haa6臺toi4階gaai1

simp下台阶

haa6 toi4 gaai1xià tái jiē

English

to extricate oneself
way out
excuse to X

粵語 — Cantonese

俾人解決事件又唔會無面嘅藉口（量詞：個）

Examples

人要面樹要皮，好好醜醜都要下台階嘅。
[ChatGPT]People need to have some humility, whether they're good-looking or ugly, they need to take a step back.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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