摔破罐子

shuāipòguànzi ㄕㄨㄞ ㄆㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄗ

    • to give up and let things get worse because they are already bad

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
smash the cracked jar
Meaning
To give up and let things get worse because things are already bad; usually written 破罐子破摔.

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