falsely claim credit for others' achievements
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to falsely claim credit for others' achievements; to pass off others' merit as one's own
derogatoryDerogatory term originally used in military contexts to describe claiming others' battle achievements. Now also used in workplace or general contexts for taking credit for others' work.
Tā他
mào冒
gōng功
qǐng请
shǎng赏
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
jiē揭
chuān穿
le了
。
He falsely claimed the credit to ask for a reward and was eventually exposed.
Jiāng将
jūn军
yán严
jìn禁
bù部
xià下
mào冒
gōng功
。
The general strictly forbade his subordinates from falsely claiming credit.
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Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
míng明
míng明
shì是
tuán团
duì队
wán完
chéng成
de的
，
tā他
què却
mào冒
gōng功
lǐng领
shǎng赏
。
This report was clearly completed by the team, yet he falsely claimed the credit and received the reward.