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Home / Idiom / 倒打一耙

lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy in Journey to the West; fig. to counterattack · to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to make a false countercharge反咬一口fǎn yǎo yī kǒuto bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)恩将仇报ēn jiāng chóu bàoto confuse right and wrong (idiom)混淆是非hùn xiáo shì fēilit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom) · fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself · to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others贼喊捉贼zéi hǎn zhuō zéi
Antonyms
to return good for evil (idiom) · to requite evil with good以德报怨yǐ dé bào yuànto distinguish right from wrong (idiom)是非分明shì fēi fēn míng
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