殺人滅口shā rén miè kǒudo away with a witness(/accomplice); kill sb in order to shut his mouth;murder a man to prevent divulgence of one’s secrets(/crimes)
? 他放低了聲音，“……再說(shuō)，不～，我們?cè)谏缴弦泊舨蛔『?！?金敬邁《歐陽(yáng)海之歌》40) He lowered his voice. “Besides,if we don’t kill these fellows and shut their mouths we won’t be able to hide out safely in the mountains.” 殺人滅口shā rén miè kǒu殺掉知道秘密的人，以防止其泄露。kill sb. to keep his mouth shut, do away with a witness |