小人得志

Pinyin: xiǎo rén dé zhì Explanation: 小人指道德低下或行为不正派的人。指人格卑下的人人取得了权势。 Source: 南朝·宋·何承天《为谢晦檄京邑》若使小人得志，君子道消。” Example: 至于内里这位宝小姐，真正是～，弄得个气焰熏天。★清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第三十八回 Thesaurus:  mediocre people are in power; can be compared to earthen pots making a lot of noise instead of the classical bells, philistine brilliance