欺上罔下

Pinyin: qī shàng wǎng xià Usage: 联合式；作谓语、定语；含贬义 Explanation: 对上欺骗，博取信任；对下隐瞒，掩盖真相。 Source: 唐·元结《奏免科率状》：“忝官尸禄，欺上罔下，是臣之罪。” Thesaurus:  hit below the belt, concoct various pretexts, by all means Antonym Group:   be scrupulous in separating public from private interest, give the devil his due