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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