idiom > drape oneself in the flag to frighten sb.; hoist a banner such as the tiger’ s skin to intimidate others
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Pull the banner for the tiger
  Explanation: The name of the revolution under the banner compared to frighten people, fool people.
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  Banner banner beautiful analogy to scare people, to protect themselves
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No. 3
  I hope you well, good think about: how to treasure their precious youth, not "pull the banner for tiger," the conspirators were using, and let the youth really emit bright splendor!
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No. 4
  Name of the revolution under the banner of metaphor to scare people, to trick people. Lu Xun's "end of series A Xu Maoyong 且介亭杂文 and anti-Japanese united front on the issue": "First of all, should be against the, it touches pull the banner as a tiger skin wrapped themselves call others to threaten; little unhappy, they rely potential (! ) be as charged, and the re-those who were fearful of perverse and violent. "Man-child" of literature was compiled addiction a serious issue that the current literature ":" Literature on the 'left' thinking and the sectarian activities before the masses is not legal - Even with the Lu Xun said 'pull the banner for tiger' means, in the progress of literary and art circles and the reading public is still not much market. "
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No. 5
  词 目 拉大旗作虎皮
  发 音 lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  释 义 喻指用有权有名的人抬高粉饰自己。例:“张斗红画得很一般,怕人看不起,动不动就搬出张大千吓唬人,其实他和张大千仅有一点远房亲戚关系,可是他四处乱吹,无非是拉大旗作虎皮抬高自己罢了,并不说明他的画好。”
  提 示 也作“扯大旗作虎皮”。
  出 处 鲁迅《且介亭杂文末编•答徐懋庸并关于抗日统一战线问题》首先应该扫荡的,倒是拉大旗作为虎皮,包着自己,去吓唬别人。
  近 义 狐假虎威
English Expression
  1. n.:  drape oneself in the flag to frighten sb.; hoist a banner such as the tiger’ s skin to intimidate others