爪牙

chéng wéi dì guó zhǔ yì de zhǎo yá

成为帝国主义的爪牙

as a lackey of imperialism

péi zhí zhǎo yá

培植爪牙

build up one's underlings

lì yòng tā zuò zhǎo yá

利用他做爪牙

make him as a lackey