grasp at authority by oneself
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ú L à nd à Qu á n, which means that a person controls power and acts arbitrarily. It's from sanjiaxiang.
Idiom explanation
Take: control.
The origin of Idioms
Ouyang Shan's Three Alleys: "it's not that my younger brother likes this official position and is greedy for this money, but we can't let those red elements monopolize power and do whatever they want."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used in dealing with affairs. He always wants to monopolize power and can't get along with his colleagues. 2. Yingluan, who holds the post of community operation, is an autocratic and abusive evil woman. She should not be allowed to monopolize power!
grasp at authority by oneself
feel ashamed of one's inferiority - zì kuì bù rú
attach oneself to persons in power - pān gāo jiē guì
descriptive of the distressed appearance of woman - fēng huán yǔ bìn