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顺竿儿往上爬

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Collocation

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顺竿儿往上爬,提出新的要求
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趁机顺竿儿往上爬
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借势顺竿儿往上爬

Definition

顺竿儿往上爬

Literally means:

go straight up the pole

Actually means:

follow one's cue

It figuratively means following one's cue and clarifying his intentions so as to please him. It also means that one is aware of a loophole in another person's words or behavior and makes his. own requests.

比喻接过某人的话,顺着他的的思路把他的心意说得更清楚,以讨好这个人。也比喻从某人的言行看出有机可乘,顺势提出自己的要求。

Example

Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Měidāng
每当
lǎobǎn
老板
zài
tóngshì
同事
miànqián
面前
kuā
shí
  
,
zǒngshì
总是
shùngānr  
顺竿儿
wǎng
shàng
  
,
shuō
zhè
dōu
shì
lǎobǎn
老板
jiào
教育
péiyǎng
培养
de
jiēguǒ
结果
  
,
lǎobǎn
老板
tīng
le
hěn
gāoxìng
高兴
  

Whenever the boss in front of colleagues boast about him, he always climbs up the pole, saying that this is the result of the boss's education and training, the boss listened very happy.

2
Tīngdào
听到
ma
妈妈
biǎoyáng
表扬
zuòwén
作文
xiě
de
hǎo
  
,
ling
机灵
de
ge
哥哥
jiù
chèn
趁机
shùn
gānr  
竿儿
wǎng
shàng
  
,
yào
ma
妈妈
gěi
diǎn
zhì
物质
jiǎng
奖励
  

Hearing his mother praise his composition well written, the clever brother took the opportunity to climb up the pole, to mother to give some material reward.

3
néng
ràng
xuésheng
学生
juéde
觉得
fēicháng
非常
ài
爱护
men
他们
  
,
fǒu
否则
men
他们
huì
shùngānr  
顺竿儿
wǎng
shàng
  
,
gěi
zhìzào
制造
hěnduō
很多
fan
麻烦
  

You can't make students think you love them very much, or they'll climb up the pole and cause you a lot of trouble.