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找台阶儿
找台階兒
zhǎotáijiēr
1. to find an excuse
2. to look for a pretext

Character Breakdown

找
zhǎo
to search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)
HSK 2 7 丶
台
tái
platform; unit; term of address
HSK 4 5 丶
阶
jiē
stairs, steps; degree, rank
HSK 5 6 丶
儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1 2 丶

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