"play into your hands" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 正中你的下懷
• 讓你得利

Definition

無意中做了讓對手或他人更容易獲利、得到好處的事，通常是不小心犯了對方能利用的錯誤。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是固定語，常用於策略、競賽等語境，不能直譯。經常用否定句提醒，如“不要讓對方得利”。

Examples

If you get angry during the debate, you will play into their hands.

如果你在辯論中生氣，就會**正中他們的下懷**。

Don't play into her hands by telling her your secret.

別把你的祕密告訴她，別**讓她得利**。

The team made mistakes that played into the opponent's hands.

球隊犯了錯誤，這些都**正中對手的下懷**。

Revealing our strategy now would only play into their hands.

現在透露我們的策略只會**讓他們得利**。

They want you to quit—that would totally play into their hands.

他們希望你放棄——那樣就**正中他們下懷了**。

If we argue in front of the kids, we'll just play into his hands.

我們在孩子們面前爭吵只會**讓他得利**。