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
Horizontal needle and vertical line - héng zhēn shù xiàn
liable to lay oneself open to suspicion - guā tián lǐ xià