坐家虎

zuòjiāhǔ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a local bully; someone who throws their weight around on their home turf

Examples

Tā zài cūn li jiùshì zhī zuòjiāhǔ, chū le cūn shéi yě bú rèn tā.
In the village he's a real home-ground bully, but step outside it and nobody recognizes him.
Zuòjiāhǔ zài wàitou méi nàme hèng.
A home-turf tyrant isn't so tough once he's away from home.

Tips

memory
A tiger that only snarls when it's sitting at home. The phrase skewers people whose power relies entirely on their own backyard. Compare English 'big fish in a small pond' with a bullying edge.

Stroke Order

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