躺在案板上任他们宰割
“on a chopping block”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为鱼为肉
“Must we be like meat”
躺在案板上任他们宰割
“on a chopping block”
才是对的吗
“for them to slaughter?”
“I refuse to sit here passively and let them butchering us without putting up a fight!”
Derives from the ancient historical idiom '人为刀俎，我为鱼肉' (they are the cleaver and board, we are the fish and meat), representing absolute subjugation and the moral necessity to fight back.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
chopping board; butcher block
Frequently used figuratively to evoke a state of complete helplessness and exposure to harm.
at their mercy to be butchered or exploited
A strong idiomatic phrase used to decry severe victimization and powerlessness.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“sitting ducks like this today.”
“you'll be a sitting duck.”
“and you would be meat on his chopping block.”
“Indeed a defenseless boy.”
“♪ The chessboard, black and white pieces like stars ♪ you'll be an obvious target.”