削尖脑袋往里钻
xiāo​jiān​nǎo​dai​wǎng​lǐ​zuān

to worm one's way in

  1. 削尖脑袋 削尖腦袋 xiāo​jiān​nǎo​dai
    to worm one's way into
    to try every possible way to get what one wants, often in an unscrupulous or overly ambitious manner; to sharpen one's head to push through a crowd
  2. 往 wǎng preposition
    toward
    toward or in the direction of; used to indicate the physical direction of an action or movement
  3. 里 裡 lǐ locative
    inside
    internal; interior; inside
  4. 钻 鑽 zuān
    to curry favor
    to seek personal gain through social maneuvering or by finding loopholes; to curry favor with people in power