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Home / Idiom / 虚张声势

(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

虚张声势
xū zhāng shēng shì
x+ǖ·1st tonezh+āng·1st tonesh+ēng·1st tonesh+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms
posturing · pretentious · affected装腔作势zhuāng qiāng zuò shìto put on an act (idiom); to pose · to show theatrical affectation · to indulge in histrionics做张做势zuò zhāng zuò shì
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