- lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom)
- fig. to kill people like flies
Generated: This expression is used to describe someone who kills many people without hesitation or remorse, often implying a brutal or ruthless manner.
In this war, the enemy kills people like scything flax, without mercy.
Generated: This figurative meaning highlights indiscriminate killing, suggesting that the act is done so frequently that it becomes as trivial as killing flies.
zài在zhè ge这个guó jiā国家,bào lì暴力shì jiàn事件pín fán频繁,fàn zuì犯罪fēn zǐ分子shā rén rú má杀人如麻,líng令shè huì社会xiàn rù陷入kǒng huāng恐慌。
In this country, violent incidents are frequent, and criminals kill people like flies, causing panic in society.