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抖毛儿

抖毛兒
dǒumáor
idiom

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

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.
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.

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