◎ 太阿倒持 tài ē-dàochí
[surrender one's power to another as who holds the sword backward] 把太阿宝剑倒着拿,比喻以把柄授与人,自身反面临危险或灾害
【解释】倒拿着剑,把剑柄给别人。比喻把大权交给别人,自己反受其害。
【出处】《汉书·梅福传》:“至秦则不然,张诽谤之罔,以为汉驱除,倒持太阿,授楚其柄。”