Last Updated :2025/12/06

hit someone when they are down

Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
苦境にある人に追い打ちをかける、すなわち、困難な状況にある人の状況をさらに悪化させる
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職を失った人の失敗を嘲笑って、弱っている人にさらに追い打ちをかけるのは残酷だ。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic) Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”)

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hit someone when they are down

It's cruel to hit someone when they are down by mocking their mistakes after they've lost their job.

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It's cruel to hit someone when they are down by mocking their mistakes after they've lost their job.

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