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Meaning of 挖墙脚

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挖 wā 墙 qiáng 脚 jiǎo (Trad.: 挖牆腳)
to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
Example Sentences
1
人人都补墙
,
不会挖墙脚
。
Everybody tries to mend the walls.
2
谁也不想祸起萧墙
,
自挖墙脚
。
Nobody wants to damage the walls or split the house.
3
彼此不挖墙脚
,
彼此不在对方党政军内组织秘密支部
。
Each side should refrain from undermining the other and from organizing secret party branches within the other's party, government and army.
4
但如今经济不景气
,
员工安分守己许多
,
公司挖墙脚也更难
。
But economic uncertainty makes workers more inclined to stay put, and firms that want to hire find it harder to entice people to move.
5
如果那样做的话
,
高层主管们便很容易被不太计较薪酬的公司挖墙脚
。
If it does, its top executives will be vulnerable to poaching by less fastidious companies.