泼脏水
“and slung mud at her!”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
使绊子
“you have tripped her up”
泼脏水
“and slung mud at her!”
各位长辈
“Elders,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese social dynamics, personal moral reputation is paramount, so maliciously 'throwing dirty water' is viewed as an especially insidious form of underhanded sabotage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to sling mud; to smear or defame someone maliciously
A very common colloquial metaphor used when accusing someone of fabricating false rumors to ruin another person's reputation.