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bully the weak and fear the strong

欺软怕硬
qī ruǎn pà yìng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to favour one and discriminate against the other厚此薄彼hòu cǐ bó bǐsnobbish势利shì lìcrawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors · toadying and bullying扒高踩低pá gāo cǎi dī
Antonyms
to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people一视同仁yī shì tóng rén(idiom) even-handed; impartial; unbiased不偏不倚bù piān bù yǐneither servile nor overbearing (idiom) · neither obsequious nor supercilious不卑不亢bù bēi bù kàng
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