lā​dà​qí​zuò​hǔ​pí

to borrow someone's prestige

拉大旗作虎皮 lā​dà​qí​zuò​hǔ​pí
to borrow someone's prestige
Literally "to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin"; to exploit the name of a powerful person or a great cause to intimidate or deceive others; to ride on someone's coattails.

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