你也该知道是谁的手笔
“for you know who did that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我不说
“I need not say,”
你也该 知道是谁 的 手笔
“for you know who did that.”
谢燕芳
“Xie Yanfang!”
“Stop pretending; we both know exactly who is responsible for this.”
The term '手笔' literally denotes brushwork or calligraphy, but in political narratives it refers to the signature style of a schemer's maneuvers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
ought to know by now / should know
Used to imply that something is sufficiently obvious that the listener should have already realized it.
whose handiwork / who did this
Can refer literally to an artistic creation, but often metaphorically describes someone's distinctive scheming or plot.