大张挞伐 meaning in English
declare war on a country to punish it for its iniquities; raise a punitive expedition; give a heavy punishment
Examples
- If they did plump for us, they became as much the target for latin american obloquy as we were .
如果他们一旦坚决支持我们，也就同我们一样成了拉丁美洲大张挞伐的对象。