kick when down



kick somebody when they're down

to do something bad to someone when you know they already have a lot of problems His wife left him last month and I don't want to kick a man when he's down, but we simply don't have any more work for him.
See also: down, kick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Marianne[.mæri'æn]
MargaretMAHR-grit, MAHR-gə-ritEnglish
Devaraja-Hinduism
EarleneURL-eenEnglish
Ballentine['bæləntain]
Sigivald-Ancient Germanic