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倒打一耙

dào dǎ yī pá

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2. to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)