打落水狗

dǎluòshuǐgǒu

beat a drowning dog —completely crush a defeated enemy

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打落水狗

dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu

beat a drowning dog -- Do not let up one's attack of the failing enemy.; beat the dog that has fallen in the water; beat the mad dog even though it is already in the water; completely crush a defeated enemy; give a deadly blow to the man who has lost power or influence; hit a person who is down

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打落水狗|打落水狗 [dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu] ► lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) ► fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy ► to hit sb when he's down