巧立名目

巧立名目
qiǎomíng

to fabricate excuses (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to fabricate excuses (idiom)

    • He always makes excuses and shirks his responsibilities.

  2. verb

    to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

    • They fabricated various pretexts to defraud the state of its assets.

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A skilled craftsman uses his deft hands to create exquisite works.

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