nấp bóng
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Definition
- Verb phrase:
- To take cover behind someone's shadow: To seek protection, safety, or advantage by placing oneself under the authority, influence, or power of another person or entity.
- To shield oneself with someone's power: To use another person's status, influence, or prestige as a cover for one's own actions or to avoid direct responsibility or danger.
Usage Examples
- Verb phrase:
- Hắn ta thường nấp bóng các quan chức để làm việc phi pháp. (He often takes cover behind officials to carry out illegal deeds.)
- Công ty đó nấp bóng một tập đoàn lớn để kinh doanh. (That company shields itself with the power of a large corporation to do business.)
- Không nên nấp bóng người khác để trốn tránh trách nhiệm. (One should not hide behind others to evade responsibility.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of independence, cowardice, or unethical reliance on another's strength for protection or unfair advantage.
- It can be used in political, social, or business contexts to describe cronyism or the act of exploiting connections.
Variants and Related Words
- Ẩn náu (v): to take refuge, to hide. This is a more general term for seeking shelter without the specific connotation of using someone's influence.
- Dựa hơi (v, colloquial): to lean on someone's influence; to rely on someone's backing. Similar to "nấp bóng" but often used in more everyday contexts.
Synonyms
- To hide behind: To use someone or something as a shield or protection.
- To take refuge under: To seek safety under the auspices of.
- To cloak oneself in someone's authority: To disguise one's actions with another's official power.
Related Idioms
- Cậy thế hách dịch: To throw one's weight around (to rely on one's own power, which is somewhat the opposite action).
- Chó cậy gần nhà: A dog barks fiercely near its own home (a proverb about relying on a familiar, powerful position).
- Take cover behind (shield oneself with) someone's power
- Nấp bóng kẻ quyền thếTo shield oneself with the influence of important people