拉后腿

拉后腿

Literally means:

drag one's legs

Actually means:

hold someone back

It literally means dragging one's legs so that he is unable to move on. It originally means preventing one's relative from joining a noble course. It now figuratively means hampering one's development or the advancement of an undertaking. It may be used to refer to a person or a thing. Derogatory

拉住别人的后腿，使别人不能往前走。原先指妨碍或阻碍亲人投奔革命事业。现在指妨碍或阻碍别人的发展，或事情的进展。指人或事物。具有贬义色彩。