撑腰打气

撑腰打气 [chēng yāo dǎ qì]

1. ■ bolster and support; in an effort to back up; bolster and pep up:

给某人撑腰打气 back sb. up;

撑腰打气的话（鼓励话） pep talk;

有人给他撑腰打气， 他自然趾高气扬， 目中无人了。 With a lot of people backing him up, he would naturally be giving himself airs and looking down his nose at everybody.