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拔钉子

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Collocation

1
善于拔钉子
2
敢于拔钉子
3
拔了他这个钉子

Definition

拔钉子:

Literally means:

extract a nail; get rid of a difficult obstacle.

Actually means:

It figuratively means eliminating an obstinate hindrance ,often referring to individuals or organizations that have committed crimes.

It also means wiping out the military stronghold of the enemy.

It figuratively means removing the dangerous people posted at their opponent's camp.

It also means getting rid of the people who hold the opposite position.

比喻清除对社会有害的势力(多指涉嫌犯罪的个人或组织)。也指扫除敌方的军事据点。

比喻把对方安插在我方内部的危险人物清除掉。也指把跟自己作对的人清除掉。

Example

Used as predicate or object, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可插入其他词语)
1
Dāng
当地
zhèng
政府
cǎi
采取
xíngdòng
行动
  
,
duān
diǎn
窝点
  
dīngzi
钉子
  
,
zhōng
终于
shǐ
使
jiǎ
yān
zài
shìchǎng
市场
shàng
wánquán
完全
xiāoshī
消失
  

The local government took action to end the nest, pull out the nails, and finally make the fake smoke completely disappeared from the market.

2
Zhí
执法
rényuán
人员
dāng
当地
yǒuguān
有关
mén
部门
lián
联合
lai
起来
dīngzi
钉子
  
,
chǎnchú
铲除
le
fēi
非法
jīngyíng
经营
de
hēiwǎng
黑网吧
  

Law enforcement officials and local authorities have joined forces to pull out nails and eliminate illegally operated black Internet cafes.

3
zhǎng
科长
dānxīn
担心
自己
de
wèi
地位
shòudào
受到
wēixié
威胁
  
,
suǒ
所以
qiānfāngbǎi
千方百计
yào
shēnbiān
身边
de
dīngzi
钉子
  

The chief of the section was worried that his position was under threat, so he throes were made to pull out the nails around him.

4
Zǒnggōng
总公司
rènwéi
认为
men
我们
nèi
内部
kěndìng
肯定
yǒu
可疑
rényuán
人员
  
,
yāoqiú
要求
men
我们
chè
彻底
qīngchá
清査
  
,
jìnkuài
尽快
diào
拔掉
dīngzi
钉子
  

The head office believes that there must be suspicious people inside us and asks us to clean up 査 and remove the nails as soon as possible.