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strike a person when he is down 落井下石

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“落井下石”,汉语成语,意思是看见人要掉进陷阱里,不伸手救他,反而又扔下石头(drop stones on somebody who has fallen into a well);比喻乘人有危难时加以陷害。与英文习语“kick/hit/strike a person when he is down”意思相近。

例句:

我终是无法做到在吉米倒霉时落井下石。

In the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down.

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