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一人得道,鸡犬升天

yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān

Definitions

  • lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  • fig. to ride on sb else's success
  • Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  • Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it