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借刀杀人
jiè​dāo​shā​rén

to get someone else to do one's dirty work

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè​dāo​shā​rén
to get someone else to do one's dirty work
To harm or destroy someone by using a third party, often to avoid getting one's own hands dirty or to take advantage of an existing conflict.

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