In what context is "being shot while lying down" used?

You must be lying low enough to be hit by bullets, which expresses the helpless self-mockery of the person involved. The meaning is basically similar to the idiom hurting the innocent. It shows that the third party in the chat has deliberately kept a low profile to prevent himself from becoming the topic of others, but he is still being gossiped about and feels very innocent. By extension, it also means being implicated for no reason. Forum and Weibo terminology

The literal meaning of being shot is to be hit or hit. Being shot while lying down means that you did nothing and did not provoke others, but you were hit and beaten by others' verbal attacks.

Usage 1: This kind of statement is generally used in posts that are ridiculed by the crowd. For example, a person posts and laughs at the group saying: What kind of people are the people born in the 90s (eating old people and other bad words), Middle school students are like that (contemptuous tone such as low level), and you happen to be born in the 1990s or a middle school student, then you can reply and say: Hey, you were shot while you were lying down. This is a kind of ridicule and counter-ridicule. Just say it, don't take it seriously. Usage 2: To say that others or oneself are innocent, a commonly used word in online news headlines nowadays: I feel very innocent, I was shot while lying down. (A sigh after a rogue reaches a certain level)