穿小鞋 meaning in English
give sb. tight shoes to wear -- deliberately put sb. to trouble; be punished underhand; get underhand punishment; give (sb.) a hard [tough] nut to crack; make things hard for sb. by abusing one's power
Examples
- Too small shoes will definitely make people suffer . it means retaliating someone secretly , or giving him a hard time
穿一双尺寸太小的鞋，自然不会舒服。所以“给人穿小鞋”就比喻为暗地里报复人，刁难别人。