eo sách

Bọn cường hào thường eo sách dân làng.

Definition

Verb:
- To harass or trouble someone through extortion or oppressive demands: The word "eo sách" describes the action of causing distress or annoyance to someone by making excessive, unjust, or extortionate demands, often involving pressure or threats.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Bọn cường hào thường eo sách dân làng. (The local tyrants often harass the villagers through extortion.)
- Không được eo sách người mua hàng bằng những khoản phí vô lý. (Do not trouble customers with unreasonable fees.)

Advanced Usage

"eo sách" in a legal or administrative context: The term can be used to describe corrupt practices where officials abuse their power to extract money or favors.
- Một số quan chức bị cáo buộc eo sách doanh nghiệp. (Some officials are accused of harassing businesses through extortion.)

Variants and Related Words

Hành hạ (verb): To torment or maltreat, often physically. While "hành hạ" implies causing physical or mental suffering, "eo sách" is more specific to harassment through demands or extortion.
Bóc lột (verb): To exploit. This is a broader term for exploitation, which can include the concept of "eo sách" as one of its methods.
Quấy nhiễu (verb): To harass or bother. This is a more general term for causing annoyance, not necessarily involving extortion.

Synonyms

Related Phrases

Ép buộc (verb phrase): To compel or force. This relates to the coercive aspect of "eo sách."
Đòi hỏi quá đáng (verb phrase): To make excessive demands. This captures the nature of the demands in "eo sách."

Related Idioms

Vắt cổ chày ra nước: (Literally: To wring water from a rice pestle). This idiom means to try to extract something from someone who has nothing left to give, closely related to the concept of oppressive extortion in "eo sách."
- Bọn cho vay nặng lãi đó chuyên đi eo sách, đúng là kiểu "vắt cổ chày ra nước". (Those usurers specialize in harassing through extortion; it's truly the style of "wringing water from a rice pestle.")