汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 借刀殺人
借刀殺人 (借刀杀人)
to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
An analogy of not showing up, borrowing the hands of others to harm others
比喻自己不出面,借别人的手去害人。
jiè dāo () shā rén
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

反类型:虽然在借刀杀人中扮演反派引起关注,但是在迈克·尔曼的这部电影中还是有不少克鲁斯以前的影子。

Against Type: Whilst playing the villain in Collateral might have raised a few eyebrows, there's still plenty of the old Cruise charm on display throughout Michael Mann's film.