粵

跟gan1手sau2尾mei5

gan1 sau2 mei5gēn shǒu wěi

English

  1. to clean up someone else's mess; to finish off somebody's incomplete work
  2. to complete an unfinished job botched by someone else

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 完成其他人未做完嘅手尾

Examples

  • 我同事成日要人幫佢跟手尾。

    My colleague often needs someone else to follow up his unfinished tasks.

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

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