拍马拍到马蹄子上
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to flatter the wrong person or in the wrong way and have it backfire
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
May offend: vulgar language
- Literally
- patting the horse and patting its hoof
- Meaning
- Flattering the wrong target or in the wrong way, so it backfires. Mocking.
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