pull the chestnuts out of the fire meaning in English
为某人火中取栗, 替别人冒险
Examples
- It was impossible living in a one - roomed flat after we had the baby but dad pulled the chestnuts out of the fire by lending us the deposit for a house
我们有了孩子以后不可能再居住在单间套房里了，爹爹帮了我们大忙，把买房的定金借给了我们。