置之死地而後快
zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​kuài

to be content only with someone's destruction

  • created sense approved 置之死地而后快/置之死地而後快 · zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​kuài · to be content only with someone's destruction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    置之死地而后快 / 置之死地而後快

    zhì​zhī​sǐ​dì'ér​hòu​kuài

    to be content only with someone's destruction

    To push someone to the point of death or ruin before feeling satisfied.

    置 (literal) → 置 · zhì · to put 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 死地 (literal) → 死地 · sǐ​dì · deathtrap 而后 (literal) → 而后/而後 · ér​hòu · then 快 (literal) → 快 · kuài · satisfied

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