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下毒手

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Collocation

1
下毒手的人
2
防止敌人下毒手
3
可能下毒手
4
对/向……(某人)下毒手

Definition

下毒手

Literally means:

commit an atrocious cruelty lay murderous hands on somebody

Actually means:

It means hurting, killing or framing someone in an atrocious way. Derogatory.

采用狠毒的手段伤人杀人或陷害人。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
wèile
为了
zhàn
霸占
jiāchǎn
家产
  
,
jìngrán
竟然
duì
自己
de
di
弟弟
xià
le
shǒu
毒手
  
,
zhēn
不可思议
  

It is incredulous that he poisoned his brother in order to take over the property.

2
jiā
大家
yào
不要
麻痹大意
  
,
rén
敌人
suíshí
随时
dōu
néng
可能
xiàshǒu
下毒手
  

Don't be paralysed, the enemy can poison your hands at any time.

3
wànwàn
万万
méi
xiǎngdào
想到
  
,
xiàng
xiàshǒu
下毒手
de
rén
jìngshì
竟是
duōnián
多年
de
hǎo
péngyou
朋友
  

He never thought that the man who poisoned him would be his good friend for many years.

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