玻璃小鞋

bōlixiǎoxié ㄅㄛ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

    • covert punishment by a boss under a fair-looking pretext

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Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
little glass shoes
Meaning
A way a boss punishes or gets back at someone while looking fair and reasonable on the surface. Critical. Compare "to put the screws on someone" (the idea of 穿小鞋, making things hard for someone).

Words with 玻璃小鞋

Ending with 玻璃小鞋

  • 穿玻璃小鞋 chuānbōlixiǎoxié make trouble for someone in a way that looks fair and proper

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