like adding wings to a tiger; with redoubled power
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
like adding wings to a tiger; to become more powerful with added support; to become more vicious with backing
neutralOften used to describe a powerful entity gaining additional strength, or ironically/warningly to describe villains acquiring dangerous backing.
Dé得
dào到
zhè这
bǐ笔
tóu投
zī资
hòu后
，
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
rú如
hǔ虎
tiān添
yì翼
，
xùn迅
sù速
zhàn占
lǐng领
le了
shì市
chǎng场
。
With this investment, the company grew even stronger and quickly captured the market.
Rú如
guǒ果
ràng让
nà那
gè个
fǔ腐
bài败
guān官
yuán员
zhǎng掌
wò握
gèng更
duō多
quán权
lì力
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
rú如
hǔ虎
tiān添
yì翼
。
Giving that corrupt official more power would be like adding wings to a tiger.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Xīn新
jì技
shù术
de的
jiā加
rù入
shǐ使
wǒ我
men们
de的
kē科
yán研
tuán团
duì队
rú如
hǔ虎
tiān添
yì翼
。
The addition of new technology has given our research team a significant boost.
Zhè这
gè个
hēi黑
bāng帮
yǒu有
le了
zhèng政
fǔ府
guān官
yuán员
zuò做
hòu后
tái台
，
gèng更
shì是
rú如
hǔ虎
tiān添
yì翼
，
wú无
è恶
bù不
zuò作
。
With government officials backing them, the gang became even more vicious and stopped at nothing.