挖墻腳wā qiáng jiǎocut the ground (/pull the carpet) from under sb’s feet;sap the wall; subvert;undermine the foundation
? 彼此不～，彼此不在對(duì)方黨政軍內(nèi)組織秘密支部；……(《毛澤東選集》502) Each side should refrain from undermining the other and from organizing secret party branches within the other’s party,government and army. 挖墻腳wa qiang jiaoundermine the foundtion of sth. 挖墻腳undermine the foundation: cut the ground (or pull the rug) from under sb’s feet;sap the wall
互～undermine each other’s efforts; each trying to cut the ground (or pull the rug)from under the other’s feet/挖社會(huì)主義墻腳subvert socialism |