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抢生意

to take business away from someone; to compete for someone else’s customers

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phrase Rare #28,003
to take business away from someone; to compete for someone else’s customers Often suggests that someone is encroaching on another person’s customers or sales, and can carry a negative tone.
CH: 你们是要进城来，跟我们的商人抢生意？
EN: Are you coming into town to take business away from our merchants?

你们是要进城来，跟我们的商人抢生意？

Are you coming into town to compete with our merchants?

你想抢生意？

Are you trying to steal my business?

— 上帝之城 (2002)

来我们这里抢生意这么好的生意占了我们的地方这从来就是我们的地方

You come here to steal our business? This is such a profitable spot, and you’ve taken over our place. This has always been our place.

— 为所应为 (1989)

意大利人抢生意抢得我快破产了。

The Italians are taking so much business away from me that I'm almost bankrupt.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)