撑腰 meaning in English
support; back up; bolster up
Examples
- He had no comfortable family standing behind him .
他背后没有生活优裕的家庭撑腰。 - You've got to back me up .
你必定得给我撑腰。 - The law backs that old judge thatcher up and helps him to keep me out of my property .
法律还给法官莎彻那老东西撑腰，让我得不着我自个儿的财产。 - With a lot of people backing him up , he would naturally be giving himself airs and looking down his nose at everybody .
有人给他撑腰打气，他自然趾高气扬，目中无人了。