打落水狗

打落水狗

Literally means:

beat drowning dog completely crush a defeated enemy; give a deadly blow to the man who has lost power or influence.

Actually means:

It means beating a dog that has fallen in the water. It figuratively means completely crushing the failing evil men in case they counterattack or continue doing wrong after they recover from the failure.

It figuratively means giving blows to people who have failed or have lost power and influence. Sometimes derogatory.

打已经掉进水中的狗。比喻彻底打垮在失败中挣扎的坏人，以防止他们喘过气以后反击或继续作恶。

比喻打击已经失败的或失去权势的人。有时具有贬义色彩。