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he always borrows the boss's influence to intimidate others in Chinese?

他总是狐假虎威,靠老板的名气吓唬人

(tā zǒng-shì hú-jiǎ-hǔ-wēi, kào lǎo-bǎn de míng-qì xià-hǔ rén)

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