would be satisfied with nothing short of someone's destruction; will be content with nothing less than sb.'s destruction; will not be satisfied until someone has been destroyed; in an attempt to finish it off for good
Related Translations:
置之死地而后生: deploy troops in such a way as to leave no room for maneuver or route for escape so that the soldiers will fight for their dear lives out of desperation and eventually win the battle
欲置之死地而后方快: would be satisfied with nothing short of someone's destruction; in an attempt to finish it [sb.] off for good
而后: (以后; 然后) after that; then 短语和例子他到了上海, 而后又到了杭州。 he went to shanghai, and then to hangzhou
三思而后行: first think before you actlook before you leapscore twice before you cut oncesecond thoughts are best / think before you dothink twice before doing somethingto think before i talk
