make insinuations; attack by innuendo
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make insinuations; to attack someone by innuendo
literaryThis idiom originates from a legend about a mythical creature that secretly harms people by spitting sand at their shadows. It is used to describe a person who attacks or defames others in a covert, indirect, and malicious manner, avoiding direct confrontation.
Tā他
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
bào报
gào告
lǐ里
hán含
shā沙
shè射
yǐng影
，
pī批
píng评
yī一
xiē些
tóng同
shì事
。
He often makes insinuations in his reports to criticize some colleagues.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
hán含
shā沙
shè射
yǐng影
de的
zhǐ指
zé责
，
wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
jiē接
shòu受
。
I cannot accept such accusations made through veiled insinuations.
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Tā她
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhèng正
miàn面
chōng冲
tū突
，
zǒng总
shì是
xuǎn选
zé择
hán含
shā沙
shè射
yǐng影
de的
fāng方
shì式
biǎo表
dá达
bù不
mǎn满
。
She dislikes direct confrontation and always chooses to express her dissatisfaction through innuendo.
Nà那
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
hán含
shā沙
shè射
yǐng影
de地
àn暗
shì示
tā他
yǒu有
bù不
dàng当
xíng行
wéi为
。
That article insinuates through veiled language that he engaged in improper conduct.