巧立名目

巧立名目
[qiǎo lì míng mù]
to fabricate excuses (idiom)
to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

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巧立名目
qiăolì-míngmù
〈成〉 invent all sorts of excuses; concoct various pretexts:
- 巧立名目滥发奖金 invent excuses to give out extravagant bonuses
- 巧立名目搜刮民财 extort money from people under all sorts of pretexts

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典

巧立名目
qiǎo lì míngmù
定出许多名目,以达到某种不正当的目的。 {invent all sorts of names — concoct various excuses; devise a variety of pretexts to achieve some unjustifiable purpose}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

巧立名目
qiǎolì-míngmù
<熟> invent/concoct various excuses/pretexts; invent all sorts of names (for selfish gains)
- 巧立名目罚款 invent excuses to fine sb
- 巧立名目乱收费 collect fees arbitrarily under all sorts of pretexts
- 巧立名目搜刮民财 extort people's wealth under all sorts of pretexts

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典

巧立名目
/qiǎolìmíngmù/
concoct various pretexts

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