下台階 (haa6 toi4 gaai1) — a step to back down from the podium in Cantonese

haaˍ₆toiˎ₄gaaiˉ¹
下台阶
Mandarin Pinyin: xia4 tai2 jie1

Meaning of 下台階

nouna step to back down from the podium
nounan excuse to extricate oneself from a predicament

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