拔茅茹

拔茅茹
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lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow

  2. noun

    fig. also involving others

  3. adjective

    inextricably tangled together

    • Their relationship is complicated and interconnected.

  4. noun

    Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

    • Pulling up the roots of grass as one plant pulls up others is a type of metaphor.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Use your hand to pull hard and yank something up from the ground.

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