Hayley教口语，“把柄”用英语怎么说？

a stick to beat sb with

字面上看就是能用来打别人的棍子，可以狠狠教训某人的武器，是不是跟我们中文中说的把柄的炳差不多呢。

something that you can use to criticize, influence, or cause difficulty for someone or something you dislike or disapprove of

某个可以对你不喜欢或不赞成的人造成不好的影响或者能给他们制造麻烦的东西；(某人)的把柄，(某人)的痛处

The country's lack of openess was used as a stick to beat it with.

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