打雞罵狗dǎ jī mà gǒuhit the hen while point at the dog—point at one but abuse another; make oblique accusations/“‘天不打吃飯人’，你今天怎么盡鬧脾氣，連吃飯時(shí)候也是～的。他們小孩子們知道什么?！彼奶龆f(shuō)。(魯迅《彷徨·肥皂》51)“‘Even thunder won’t strike folk at meal，’”burst out Mrs Simin suddenly. “Why do you keep losing your temper today? Even at supper you can’t stop hitting the hen while pointing at the dog. What do boys that age understand?” 打雞罵狗dǎ jī mà ɡǒu表面上是向雞狗之類的東西發(fā)脾氣，實(shí)際上是借題發(fā)揮，指桑罵槐。take some pretext and make a fuss, make oblique accusations, point at one but abuse another |