撑腰打气

chēng yāo dǎ qì de huà

撑腰打气的话

pep talk

gěi tā chēng yāo dǎ qì

给她撑腰打气

back her up

yǒu rén gěi tā chēng yāo dǎ qì tā zì ran zhǐ gāo qì yáng mù zhōng wú rén le

有人给他撑腰打气，他自然趾高气扬，目中无人了。

With a lot of people backing him up, he would naturally be giving himself airs and looking down his nose at everybody.