当事态严重时 meaning in Chinese
when push comes to shove only your true friends will still stand by you
Examples
- When push comes to shove , only your true friends will still stand by you
当事态严重时，只有真正的朋友还会支持你。 - When push comes to shove , there ' s always the comfort of knowing that a phone booth or a newsstand is a block or two away where anyone can make a call for 2 yuan ( 24 us cents ) or so
当事态严重时，想想每隔一两个街区就有电话亭或者报亭，在那儿，只要花2元（ 24美分）就可以打一个电话，你就能感到宽慰了。