跌落地揦返拃沙 [－－－－－－－]

Jyutping dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan2 zaa6 saa1
Pinyin diē luò dì lá fǎn zhǎ shā

Definitions (Wiktionary)

phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
to refuse to admit fault or error by suggesting that the action has a different purpose
(syn.) 揦返拃沙, 跌落地下, 死鸡撑饭盖, 跌落地都要揦返拃沙, 死雞撐飯蓋, 跌倒揦返拃沙

Jyutping dit3 lok6 dei2 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1
Pinyin diē luò dì lá fǎn zhǎ shā

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

語句
衰咗為免尷尬就作個好爛嘅藉口，好似跌低咗就扮到係為咗用手執起地下啲沙
to give a poor excuse for failing to avoid any embarrassment (as if by pretending that one intended to pick up the sand); literally: after falling down, to grab a handful of sand

Jyutping dit3 lok6 dei6 laa2 faan1 zaa6 saa1
Pinyin diē luò dì lá fǎn zhǎ shā

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

語句
衰咗為免尷尬就作個好爛嘅藉口，好似跌低咗就扮到係為咗用手執起地下啲沙
to give a poor excuse for failing to avoid any embarrassment (as if by pretending that one intended to pick up the sand); literally: after falling down, to grab a handful of sand