撑腰

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.

Now that they were backed up, these fellows became audacious in the extreme.

一旦有人撑腰, 这帮家伙就变得胆大包天.

He uses statistics as a drunken man use lamp-post for support rather than for illumination.

他要利用统计数字,正如醉汉之利用电灯柱 - -非为借光,实为撑腰.

Bruce can no longer count on unequivocal backing upstairs.

布鲁斯已经不能再指望高层总是为他撑腰了.

They were supported by a vociferous group in the union.

一群吵吵嚷嚷的工会人员为他们撑腰.

And they have some powerful friends.

他们有实权派的朋友撑腰.

In all this, the backing of His Worship Patrick J . Hurley was decisive.

所有这一切, 赫尔利老爷的撑腰起了决定的作用.