做手脚 (zuò shǒu jiǎo) — to secretly tamper with, to rig (e.g., an election, contract, test)

Definição

Means to secretly tamper with or rig something (an exam, election, contract) so the outcome is unfair. Always implies cheating or fraud done behind the scenes.

verb
to secretly tamper withto rig (e.g., an election, contract, test)

Exemplos

  • 做手脚
    Dāng xīn tā zài hé tong shàng zuò shǒu jiǎo.
    Beware of him tampering with the contract.
  • Zhè cì kǎo shì yǒu rén zuò le shǒu jiǎo.
    Someone rigged this exam.
  • 做手脚
    Bié xiāng xìn tā, tā jīng cháng zài bǐ sài zhōng zuò shǒu jiǎo.
    Don't trust him; he often rigs competitions.

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