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落井下石
 
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luò jǐng xià shí
  • to throw stones at sb who fell down a well (idiom)
  • to hit a person who is down

落井下石 luò jǐng xià shí

落井下石
1 本指别人掉入陷阱或井中,不但不相救,反而向他投掷石块。语本唐.韩愈〈柳子厚墓志铭〉:「落陷阱不一引手救,反挤之,又下石焉者,皆是也。」比喻乘人危难时,加以陷害。如:「只有那心术不正的人,才会落井下石,加害于人。」也作「打落水狗」、「下井投石」。

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