Lingaku- lit. to pull sb into the water
- fig. to involve sb in a messy business
- to get sb into trouble
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to involve sb in a messy business
- to get sb into trouble
This phrase is often used to describe a situation where someone is dragged into a complicated or problematic scenario, usually against their will or without their desire.
He involved me in a messy business and made me lose my job.
I don't want to drag others into trouble anymore.
This usage emphasizes the negative consequences that arise from being involved in something problematic, highlighting the concept of placing someone in a difficult or compromising position.
Her actions really got me into trouble, and I can't get out of this predicament.
Don't get him into trouble; he's just an innocent bystander.
Generated collocations (experimental)
tuō rén xià shuǐ拖人下水to involve someone in a messy businessbǎ把rén人tuō xià shuǐ拖下水to drag someone into troublebù xiǎng不想tuō拖péng you朋友xià shuǐ下水to not want to get friends involved in troublegù yì故意tuō rén xià shuǐ拖人下水to deliberately pull someone into a problemtuō jiā dài kǒu拖家带口to implicate entire families in troubleyī dàn一旦tuō xià shuǐ拖下水once involved in the messtuō rén xià shuǐ拖人下水de的xíng wéi行为the act of involving someone in troubleràng让rén人nán yǐ难以tuō shēn脱身to make it hard for someone to escape the situationbù míng不明zhēn xiàng真相ér而bèi被tuō xià shuǐ拖下水to be dragged into a situation without understanding the truthyī qǐ一起tuō xià shuǐ拖下水to be pulled into trouble together