假手 (jiǎ shǒu) — to use (someone) as a tool or dupe; to make a cat's-paw of
Definition
Literally 'borrow a hand', meaning to manipulate someone into doing something for you so you stay in the background. The preposition 假手于 / 假…之手 takes the person being used as the object.
verb
to use (someone) as a tool or dupeto make a cat's-paw of
Examples
- 假手，。Tā zǒng shì xǐ huan jiǎ shǒu yú rén, zì jǐ duǒ zài hòu miàn.He always likes to use others as tools, hiding behind the scenes himself.
- 。Tā jiǎ bié rén de shǒu wán chéng le zhè ge rèn wu.He used someone else's hand to complete this task.
- 假手。Nǐ bú yào jiǎ shǒu tā rén lái duì fu wǒ.Don't use others as tools to deal with me.
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