横征暴敛

héng zhēng bào liǎn

Definitions

1. to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

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Child Words of 横征暴敛

journey

horizontal

harsh and unreasonable

to restrain

sudden

to overtax