拾人牙慧

shírényáhuì

pick up phrases from somebody and pass them off as one's own

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pick up phrases from others and show them off as one's own

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shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4

to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own, to parrot

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拾人牙慧

shí rén yá huì

take up and adopt others' thoughts instead of using one's own; offer another's ideas as one's own; pick up phrases from sb. and pass them off as one's own; pick up what others say (write); steal others' ideas (sayings)

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拾人牙慧|拾人牙慧 [shí rén yá huì] ► to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own ► to parrot