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Meaning of hit someone when they are down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”).

idiomatic

Examples

“Not to hit a man when he is down is no item in Lord Stanley's code of honour;”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

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