Senses
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉/ 人為刀俎，我為魚肉 to be at someone's mercy
literally translated as 'others are the knife and chopping block while I am the fish and meat'; used to describe being in a passive and dangerous position where someone else has total power over one's fate
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉/ 人為刀俎，我為魚肉 at another's mercy
others are the knife and the cutting board, while I am the fish and meat; to be at someone's mercy or in a completely vulnerable position