solicit help from potential backers high and low
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu à NTI à nm à f é ng, which means to look for ways everywhere. From the first act of Lao She's salesgirl.
The origin of Idioms
Lao She's salesgirl Act 1: "as long as you don't light a cigarette and pour tea for him, he'll find a way to deal with you when the waiter is considerate."
Analysis of Idioms
Look for a hole
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in figurative sentences
solicit help from potential backers high and low
in one 's humble position , one 's word does not carry much weight - rén wēi wàng qīng
be filled with righteous indignation - nù qì tián xiōng