出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第201页（244字）
比喻害人的东西，遭到人们一致的痛恨和反对，例这个流氓坏事做绝，终于引起公愤，现在只要他一出现，就如老鼠过街，人人喊打。
His many indecencies caused a public out cry and now when he is seen on the street，he is chased by all passers-by as if he were a rat．