hit [sb] where it hurtsv exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."
figurative (attack [sb]'s weak spot)
击中某人痛处 jī zhòng mǒu rén tòng chù
击中要害 jī zhòng yào hài
His divorce hit him where it hurts: in his wallet. When he said I was ugly, he hit me where it hurts.