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一手遮天

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Collocation

1
没有一手遮天的本事
2
竟敢一手遮天
3
不可能一手遮天
4
他竟然一手遮天

Definition

一手遮天:

Literally means:

shut out the heavens with one palm

Actually means:

It means covering the whole sky with one single palm. It figuratively means a person with power is arbitrary and hides the truth from leaders and the masses. Derogatory.

用一只手就把天挡住。形容仗着手里的权力,欺瞒上级和群众,独断专行或掩盖真情。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)
1
Méi
xiǎngdào
想到
  
,
zhège
这个
mén
部门
jīng
经理
dàn
不但
zuòchū
做出
zhème
这么
duō
huàishì
坏事
  
,
hái
shǒuzhētiān
一手遮天
  
,
zhè
qiè
一切
yǎngài
掩盖
de
yányánshishí
严严实实
  

Unexpectedly, the department manager not only did so many bad things, but also covered up all this with one hand.

2
Yǒu
le
shàng
上级
qúnzhòng
群众
de
jiān
监督
  
,
běnshì
本事
zài
  
,
néng
可能
shǒuzhētiān
一手遮天
  
,
shǒu
一手
gài
  
,
xiǎng
gànshénme
干什么
jiù
gànshénme
干什么
  

With the supervision of superiors and the masses, he can not be big, it is impossible to cover the sky with one hand, cover the ground with one hand, want to do what they want to do.

3
zhǐshì
只是
xiǎoxiǎode
小小的
zhǎng
组长
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
shǒuzhētiān
一手遮天
de
dǎnliàng
胆量
běnshì
本事
  
,
yuán
组员
fàn
cuò
错误
néng
mánzhāo
瞒着
bào
  

I am just a small group leader, no one hand to cover the courage and craft, the team member made mistakes can not hide from the report.