引繩排根引繩批根yǐn shéng pái gēnwork in collaboration (/hand in glove) to push aside (/get rid of/disparage/denounce/discriminate against) others (/dissidents)
? 及竇嬰失勢(shì)，亦欲倚（灌）夫，～生平慕之后棄之者。(《漢書(shū)·灌夫傳》)When Dou Ying lost power and influence,he also wanted to rely on Guan Fu so as to work in collaboration and denounce those who used to be their followers but had turned away when Ying and Fu fell into disgrace. 引繩排根yǐn shénɡ pái ɡēn比喻勾結(jié)起來(lái)排斥他人。investigate sb.’s fault and try to punish him, work in collaboration to push aside others |