倒打一耙

倒打一耙
dào

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack

    • He turned the tables on me and shifted the blame onto me.

  2. verb

    to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

    • He turned the tables and blamed me, saying it was my fault.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A person who falls down to the ground has reached their final destination.

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