拉大旗作虎皮
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom); fig. to borrow sb's prestige; to take the name of a great cause as a shield
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- (idiom, verb) lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
- fig. to borrow sb's prestige
- to take the name of a great cause as a shield
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Related Words
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→一失足成千古恨(yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn)— a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
→一柱擎天(yī zhù qíng tiān)— lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)
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