bào
tuǐ

idiom
proverb

Meaning of 抱粗腿

抱粗腿 means to latch onto a powerful person; to curry favor with the influential; to cling to bigwigs. Pronounced bào cū tuǐ.

  • to latch onto a powerful person; to curry favor with the influential; to cling to bigwigs

Definitions & Examples

méi
zhēn
běn
shi
 
jiù
huì
bào
tuǐ
 
pāi
lǐng
dǎo
 

He has no real skills, he just latches onto powerful people and flatters the leaders.

Zài
ge
quān
zi
 
hěn
duō
rén
dōu
xiǎng
bào
de
tuǐ
 

In that circle, many people want to curry favor with him because of his influence.

Bié
zǒng
xiǎng
zhe
bào
tuǐ
 
yào
kào
chéng
gōng
 

Don't always think about clinging to bigwigs; rely on your own hard work to succeed.