hit someone when they are down
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofkick someone when they are down(“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).1844,The Westminster Review[1], number LXXXIII:Not tohit a man when he is downis no item in Lord Stanley's code of honour;
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