巧立名目

qiǎolìmíngmù
  1. to fabricate excuses (idiom)
  2. to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)

CEDICT

to concoct various pretexts; to invent all sorts of names

Wiktionary

定出许多名目，以达到某种不正当目的。

重編國語辭典

定出许多名目，以达到某种不正当目的

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 巧 qiǎo
  1. opportunely
  2. coincidentally
  3. as it happens
  4. skillful
  5. timely
2 立 lì
  1. to stand
  2. to set up
  3. to establish
  4. to lay down
  5. to draw up
  6. at once
  7. immediately
3 名目 míngmù
  1. name
  2. designation
  3. item
  4. rubric
  5. (formal usage) fame