turn someone's trick against them
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to turn someone's own trick against them; to outwit by using the opponent's plan
neutral常用于军事、政治、商业竞争或日常人际交往中，指聪明地借用对方的策略反过来对付对方，以达到自己的目的。
Dí敌
rén人
xiǎng想
yǐn引
wǒ我
men们
jìn进
mái埋
fú伏
quān圈
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
fáng妨
jiāng将
jì计
jiù就
jì计
，
fǎn反
jiāng将
tā他
men们
bāo包
wéi围
。
The enemy tried to lure us into an ambush; we might as well turn their trick against them and surround them instead.
Tā他
zhī知
dào道
duì对
shǒu手
zài在
sàn散
bù布
xū虚
jiǎ假
xìn信
xī息
，
yú于
shì是
jiāng将
jì计
jiù就
jì计
，
gù故
yì意
fàng放
chū出
cuò错
wù误
de的
qíng情
bào报
。
Knowing his opponent was spreading false information, he turned the trick against them by deliberately leaking misleading intelligence.
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Zài在
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
shí识
pò破
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
xū虚
zhāng张
shēng声
shì势
，
bìng并
chéng成
gōng功
dì地
jiāng将
jì计
jiù就
jì计
，
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
zhēng争
qǔ取
dào到
le了
gèng更
hǎo好
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
。
During the negotiation, he saw through the other party's bluff and successfully turned their tactic against them, securing better terms for himself.