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To make things worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
落井下石
(luòjǐngxiàshí)
— make things worse for someone
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Finnish:
lyödä lyötyä
— make things worse for someone
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French:
frapper un ennemi à terre
— make things worse for someone
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Italian:
pugnalare un uomo morto
— make things worse for someone
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Polish:
kopać leżącego
— make things worse for someone
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Spanish:
hacer leña del árbol caído
— make things worse for someone
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Swedish:
sparka på någon som ligger
— make things worse for someone