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stab somebody in the back · wound with a sniping arrow · injure somebody by underhanded means · make sniping attacks · hit below the belt

暗箭伤人
àn jiàn shāng rén
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions · when the fox preaches, look to the geese笑里藏刀xiào lǐ cáng dāoto kill secretly · to stab in the back暗害àn hàito lend sb a knife to kill sb · to get sb else to do one's dirty work · to attack using the strength of another (idiom)借刀杀人jiè dāo shā rén
Antonyms
(of a person) honorable; not devious · (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly · (of a situation) out in the open光明正大guāng míng zhèng dà
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