敲邊鼓

敲边鼓
qiāobiāngǔ
  1. to back sb up
  2. to support sb in an argument
  3. (lit. to beat nearby drum)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 敲 qiāo
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to tap
  4. to rap
  5. to knock
  6. to rip sb off
  7. to overcharge
=2 邊 biān
  1. side
  2. edge
  3. margin
  4. border
  5. boundary
  6. simultaneously

classifier: 個
=2 邊 bian suffix of a noun of locality
=3 鼓 gǔ old variant of 鼓 gǔ
=3 鼓 gǔ
  1. drum
  2. to drum
  3. to strike
  4. to rouse
  5. to bulge
  6. to swell

classifiers: 通, 面