Lingaku- lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
- to punish sb as a warning to others
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- inadvertently alert an enemy
- to punish sb as a warning to others
This idiom describes a situation in which someone's actions accidentally warn an opponent or a threat, causing them to be cautious or defensive.
His words inadvertently alerted the enemy and made them cautious.
Her actions inadvertently alerted the enemy, giving them a chance to react in advance.
This usage implies that a punishment is given to someone not only for their wrongdoing but also to serve as a warning to others, ensuring that the consequences of misconduct are clear.
This punishment serves as a warning to everyone.
The school's disciplinary action serves as a warning, reminding students to pay attention to the rules.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇to inadvertently alert an enemydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的zuò fǎ做法the method of alerting the enemy inadvertentlydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的jiào xun教训the lesson of inadvertently alerting an enemydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇shì式de的jǐng gào警告a warning that serves to alert the enemyrú guǒ如果dǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇if you inadvertently alert the enemydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的jiē guǒ结果the consequence of inadvertently alerting the enemyzhè zhǒng这种dǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的cè lüè策略this strategy of inadvertently alerting the enemydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇hòu guǒ后果yán zhòng严重the consequences of alerting the enemy are seriousdǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的fēng xiǎn风险the risks of inadvertently alerting an enemydǎ cǎo jīng shé打草惊蛇de的yuán zé原则the principle of alerting the enemy inadvertently