倒打一耙
dào​dǎ​yī​pá

counter-accuse

  • created sense approved 倒打一耙 · dào​dǎ​yī​pá · counter-accuse

    倒打一耙

    dào​dǎ​yī​pá

    counter-accuse

    to make bogus accusations against one's victim or turn the tables on an accuser

    他不仅不认账，反而倒打一耙，说是我的责任。

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒打一耙 · dào​dǎ​yī​pá · strike backwards

    倒打一耙

    dào​dǎ​yī​pá

    strike backwards

    to strike with a muckrake, referring to the combat style of Pigsy in Journey to the West

    在西游记中，猪八戒经常使用倒打一耙这一招。

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