What are some examples of putting shoes on others?

Giving someone a hard time means using one's authority to secretly create difficulties, revenge or constraints or restrictions for the other party. More refers to lynching, gossiping, private revenge and other acts.

This kind of behavior usually occurs between superiors and subordinates or between people, but it is immoral, contemptible and ignores the legal provisions. People are disgusted and resistant to this bad behavior of playing tricks behind the scenes. Therefore, don't have a hard time with others, otherwise it will easily become the target of public criticism and be spurned and scolded by people around you.

Example: In a company, because Xiao Wang offended the boss, the boss secretly spoke ill of him in front of other leaders, which eventually led to Xiao Wang's dismissal from the leadership.

It is said that in the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a girl named Qiao Yu. Her stepmother wanted to betroth her to an ugly and dumb rich man, but Qiao Yuning refused to give up. Later, the stepmother was really helpless and secretly tried to punish her.

Just then, a matchmaker introduced Qiao Yu to a scholar, and Qiao Yu liked it very much. Unexpectedly, my stepmother cut a pair of small shoes behind her back for the matchmaker to bring to the man. Qiao Yu couldn't put on these shoes on her wedding day, so she couldn't get on the sedan chair.

She was ashamed and hanged herself. Later, people extended this matter to social life, so it became the meaning of "using authority to secretly create difficulties for each other".