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to take advantage of sb's precarious position

乘人之危
chéng rén zhī wēi
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) · to hit a person when he's down落井下石luò jǐng xià shíto enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse乘虚而入chéng xū ér rù(lit.) to loot a burning house (idiom) · (fig.) to take advantage of sb's misfortune趁火打劫chèn huǒ dǎ jiélit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) · fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy · to hit sb when he's down打落水狗dǎ luò shuǐ gǒulit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom) · fig. everybody hits a man who is down墙倒众人推qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī
Antonyms
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) · fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need雪中送炭xuě zhōng sòng tànto help those in distress (idiom)济困扶危jì kùn fú wēi
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