•Stamp sth out (phrasal verb) - To end something bad or unpleasant by taking strong and determined action.(镇压,平息)
Examples:
1.It is our duty to stamp out any abuses of political power.
2.They have stamped out a revolt.
•Fig leaf (noun) - The type of leaf used in paintings to cover a naked person's sex organs; something used to hide an embarrassing or shameful problem.((绘画和雕塑中用来遮掩人体私处的)无花果叶;遮羞布)
Examples:
1.In the Bible, Adam and Eve used fig leaves to conceal their genitals after they became ashamed of their nakedness.
2.He used humor as a fig leaf to conceal the fact that he was struggling with depression.
•Backfire on sb (phrasal verb) - [For a scheme meant to cause harm to someone] to harm the person who runs the scheme.(适得其反,自食其果)
Examples:
1.I hope this plan doesn't backfire on me.
2.Your plot backfired on you.
•Stand (sth) on its head (idiom) - To use something in a completely wrong way.(颠倒是非)
Examples:
1.The basic problem is that your report turns history on its head.
2.You just stood your previous statement on its head, and now you're contradicting yourself.
•Mete out (phrasal verb) - To give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment.(给与、施加(惩罚…))
Examples:
1.The same treatment should be meted out to politicians who break the rules.
2.In the past, schoolteachers regularly meted out physical punishment to their pupils.