汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 打下手
打下手
to act in a supporting role / fig. to play second fiddle
(~儿)担任助手。
dǎ/dá xià shǒu
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

当然,我会去打打下手

Of course, I would act as assistant.

如果当初她成功了,也许现在学着打下手的就是奥巴马了。

If she had, Mr Obama might have been the one learning how to play second fiddle.

因为我的第一份业余工作就是给一个屠夫打下手,沙下肉块,清理墙壁,研磨肉糜。

my first Saturday job was as a butcher's boy, sanding down the blocks, cleaning the walls and grinding the mince.