从小看大 the child is father of the man
从小看大,他现在不好好学习,将来也不会有什么出息。
The child is father of the man. From the way he loathes studied you know that he’s not the one among those that will make the mark.
闲聊 chew the rag
我特别讨厌和他们那帮人在那里山南海北的闲聊。
I got fed up sitting there and chewing the rag with the gang like theirs.
坐月子 be in confinement
中国有这样一个说法,女人坐月子时是不能被看望的。
There’s a Chinese saying that goes “a woman in confinement should not be visited。