人仰马翻

Traditional人仰馬翻

  1. to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom)
  2. in a pitiful state
  3. in a complete mess
  4. to roll (with laughter)

“men and horses all overturned - an utter defeat; men and horses thrown off their feet - utterly routed”

人马被打得仰翻在地。形容被打得惨败。也比喻乱得一塌糊涂,不可收拾。

Origin 清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第一百十五回:“贾琏家下无人,请了王仁来在外帮着料理。那巧姐儿是日夜哭母,也是病了。所以荣府中又闹得马仰人翻。”

Example 这么晴朗的天气,天空是湛蓝湛蓝的,真不象双方就要杀得~!(姚雪垠《李自成》第二卷第二十六章)