拖人下水

tuōrénxiàshuǐ
  1. lit. to pull sb into the water
  2. fig. to involve sb in a messy business
  3. to get sb into trouble

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 拖 tuō variant of 拖 tuō
=1 拖 tuō
  1. to drag
  2. to tow
  3. to trail
  4. to hang down
  5. to mop (the floor)
  6. to delay
  7. to drag on
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=3 下水 xiàshuǐ
  1. downstream
  2. to go into the water
  3. to put into water
  4. to launch (a ship)
  5. fig. to fall into bad ways
  6. to lead astray
  7. to go to pot
=3 下水 xiàshui
  1. offal
  2. viscera
  3. tripe

Related entries

拖下水 tuōxiàshuǐ
  1. lit. to pull sb into the water
  2. to involve sb in a messy business
  3. to get sb into trouble