汉英词典
MEANING OF 上下其手
上下其手
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint / fig. conspiring to defraud
It is a metaphor for juggling, collusion and cheating
语出《左传·襄公二十六年》。公元前547年,楚国进攻郑国,穿封戌俘虏了郑国守将皇颉,王子围要争功,请伯州犁裁处。伯州犁叫皇颉作证,有意偏袒王子围,将手向上一指暗示皇颉说他是王子围,是楚王尊贵的弟弟。”又用手向下一指说此人是穿封戌,他是方城外一个县的长官。你到底是被谁抓获的?”皇颉回答我是遇见了王子围,打不过他,因而被他擒获的。”后因以上下其手”指暗中玩弄手法,串通作弊。
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