破罐破摔

1. • to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)

     lit.

2. • to give up altogether after a setback to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell

     fig.

Character by character

• 破(pò)broken
• 罐(guàn)can
• 破(pò)broken
• 摔(shuāi)throw down