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抖毛儿

抖毛兒
dǒumáor
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 to throw one's weight around on someone else's authority
  2. 2 to act cocky because of a powerful backer

Examples

HSK 2
别以为有靠山就可以到处抖毛儿。
Bié yǐwéi yǒu kàoshān jiù kěyǐ dàochù dǒumáor.
Don't think that having a backer means you can strut around throwing your weight everywhere.
HSK 6
他就是仗着他爸的关系在公司里抖毛儿。
Tā jiùshì zhàng zhe tā bà de guānxi zài gōngsī lǐ dǒumáor.
He just swaggers around the company banking on his dad's connections.

Tips

memory
Think of a cat or bird puffing up its fur or feathers (抖毛儿) to look bigger - all bluster, propped up by something (or someone) else.

Stroke Order

抖 dǒu
毛 máo
儿 ér