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巧立名目
qiǎo​lì​míng​mù

fabricate excuses

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
巧立名目 qiǎo​lì​míng​mù
fabricate excuses idiom
to invent labels or pretexts for dubious purposes or to deceive
invent items idiom
to concoct various categories or titles, especially to justify illegal fees or pad an expense account

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0.516 per million

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