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贪天之功
tān​tiān​zhī​gōng

to claim credit for others' work

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贪天之功 貪天之功 tān​tiān​zhī​gōng
to claim credit for others' work
(idiom) to take credit for achievements that others produced or that happened naturally; to arrogate the merits of others to oneself. Originally meant taking credit for the work of Heaven.

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