Definition
This chengyu (four-character idiom) literally means 'to throw stones at someone who has fallen into a well', but in everyday use, it refers to attacking or criticizing someone who is already in a difficult situation — the equivalent of 'kicking someone when they're down'. It's a negative idiom, used to call out someone's lack of compassion.
v
to kick someone when they are downto take advantage of someone's misfortune to attack them
Examples
- ，落井下石，。Dàjiā dōu bāng tā, nǐ què luò jǐng xià shí, tài bú gòu yìsi le.Everyone is helping him, but you're kicking him when he's down — that's really not cool.
- 落井下石，。Zài biérén kùnnán de shíhou luò jǐng xià shí, zhè zhǒng xíngwéi hěn bú dàodé.Attacking others when they're in trouble is very unethical behavior.
- ，落井下石，。Tā búdàn bù tóngqíng wǒ, fǎn'ér luò jǐng xià shí, ràng wǒ hěn shīwàng.Not only did he not sympathize with me, but he kicked me when I was down — I was very disappointed.
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