HSK V7-9
Correct

穿小鞋

/ chuānxiǎoxié /
Strokes

Definition

lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom)/to make life difficult for sb

Example

Definition

give sb tight shoes to wear—make things hard for sb with one's power; make it hot for sb

1
shēng
发生
zhēnglùn
争论
hòu
  
,
shàngsi
上司
jiù
zhí
一直
gěi
chuān
穿
xiǎoxié
小鞋
  

Ever since their argument, his boss has been making it hot for him.

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穿小鞋