敲边鼓

(敲邊鼓)qiāo biān gǔ

to support someone in an argument

Example Sentences

在这场关乎公司未来三年战略方向的内部辩论会上,他缺乏独立判断主见,只是盲目跟在技术副总身后投机取巧地敲边鼓附和。

zài zhè chǎng guān hū gōng sī wèi lái sān nián zhàn lüè fāng xiàng de nèi bù biàn lùn huì shàng, tā quē fá dú lì pàn duàn zhǔ jiàn, zhǐ shì máng mù gēn zài jì shù fù zǒng shēn hòu tóu jī qǔ qiǎo dì qiāo biān gǔ fù hè.

In this internal debate about the company's strategic direction for the next three years, he lacked independent judgment and opinion. He just blindly followed the vice president of technology and opportunistically agreed.

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