拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
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1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
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2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
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3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拉家带口
lā jiā dài kǒu
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1 to bear the burden of a household (idiom); encumbered by a family
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2 tied down by family obligations
东拉西扯
dōng lā xī chě
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1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
无远弗届
wú yuǎn fú jiè
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1 to extend all over the globe (idiom)
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2 far-reaching
生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě
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1 to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)
老鼠拉龟,无从下手
lǎo shǔ lā guī , wú cóng xià shǒu
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1 like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom)
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2 no clue where to start
自愧弗如
zì kuì fú rú
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1 to feel ashamed at being inferior (idiom)
芒刺在背
máng cì zài bèi
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1 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
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2 uneasy and nervous
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3 to be on pins and needles
连拖带拉
lián tuō dài lā
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1 pushing and pulling (idiom)
针尖对麦芒
zhēn jiān duì mài máng
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1 sharply opposed to each other, with neither prepared to give an inch (idiom)
锋芒内敛
fēng máng nèi liǎn
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1 to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
鸟不拉屎,鸡不生蛋
niǎo bù lā shǐ , jī bù shēng dàn
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't defecate and hens don't lay eggs (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate
鸟不生蛋,狗不拉屎
niǎo bù shēng dàn , gǒu bù lā shǐ
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1 lit. (a place where) birds don't lay eggs and dogs don't defecate (idiom)
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2 fig. god-forsaken
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3 remote and desolate