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Trad. 折衝樽俎
- lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table
- fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
- lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
- to take matters into one's own hands
Trad. 人為刀俎，我為魚肉
- lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
- fig. to be at sb's mercy