toa rập
Definition
- Verb (informal):
- To collude / to conspire / to plot together: Refers to two or more people secretly planning and working together, typically to do something harmful, dishonest, or illegal. It implies a secretive and malicious agreement.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bọn chúng toa rập với nhau để hãm hại ông ấy. (They colluded with each other to harm him.)
- Đừng có toa rập lại để nói xấu bạn. (Don't conspire together to speak ill of your friend.)
- Nhóm tội phạm toa rập để thực hiện một vụ cướp. (The criminal gang plotted together to carry out a robbery.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in negative contexts involving deception, slander, or illicit plans. It is informal and carries a strong connotation of wrongdoing.
Variants and Related Words
- Cấu kết (v): to ally, to collude (similar meaning but can be used in more formal contexts).
- Mưu tính (v): to scheme, to plot.
Synonyms
- Collude: to cooperate in a secret or unlawful way.
- Conspire: to make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
- Plot: to secretly make plans to carry out a harmful action.
Related Idioms
- While "toa rập" itself is not typically part of a longer idiom, its usage is idiomatic to Vietnamese, describing the specific act of forming a malicious pact.