挖墙脚

挖墙脚:

Literally means:

sap the wall undermine the foundation

cut the ground from under one's feet

Actually means:

墙脚 refers to the foundation of the wall.

This phrase figuratively means causing vital damage to someone else.

It also means, by means of an immoral approach, one coaxes a talent who works for one's rival enterprise to leave his current unit and work for oneself instead, thus undermining his rival or satisfying his own need. Derogatory.

墙脚，墙的基础。

挖墙脚，比喻从根本上损害别人。

也指用不正当的手段把别的单位的人拉到自己的单位，以达到削弱对方或满足自己需要的目的。具有贬义色彩。