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Home / Idiom / 釜底抽薪

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation · to pull the carpet from under sb

釜底抽薪
fǔ dǐ chōu xīn
f+ǔ·3rd toned+ǐ·3rd tonech+ōu·1st tonex+īn·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
take drastic measures to stop something · take out the firewood to stop the pot boiling抽薪止沸chōu xīn zhǐ fèito solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem) · to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)解决jiě jué
Antonyms
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation · to enrage people and make matters worse火上浇油huǒ shàng jiāo yóu
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