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一网打尽

Word · IdiomTraditional一網打盡

catch all in one net; wipe out completely

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to catch everything in one net; to wipe out in one fell swoop; to round up the whole gang at once

neutral

Originally a fishing term describing catching all fish with one cast of the net. Now used metaphorically for capturing all criminals, eliminating all enemies, or collecting all items at once. Can be used for both concrete and abstract objects.

Jǐng警
chá察
bù布
xià下
tiān天
luó罗
dì地
wǎng网
 ,
jiāng将
zhè这
xiē些
zuì罪
fàn犯
yī一
wǎng网
dǎ打
jìn尽
 。

The police set up an inescapable net and rounded up all these criminals at once.

Zhè这
cì次
qīng清
cāng仓
dà大
shuǎi甩
mài卖
 ,
wǒ我
bǎ把
xǐ喜
huan欢
de的
yī衣
fu服
yī一
wǎng网
dǎ打
jìn尽
le了
 。

During this clearance sale, I bought all the clothes I liked in one go.

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Lǎo老
bǎn板
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
yī一
wǎng网
dǎ打
jìn尽
 ,
lǒng垄
duàn断
zhěng整
gè个
shì市
chǎng场
 。

The boss decided to wipe out all competitors and monopolize the entire market.