A tiger caught a fox in a forest, and was just about to eat it, when the fox said, 'You mustn't eat me. I was sent by Heaven to rule the animals. By eating me, you will violate the command of Heaven. If you don't believe me, just follow me to see whether the animals are of me.' The tiger agreed, and followed the fox as it walked around the forest. The animals all ran away on seeing them. The tiger thought they were of the fox, so he let it go. He didn't realise that it was him that the beasts were really of.



This idiom means relying on another's power to bully or frighten others



老虎捕捉猎物来吃，结果捉到一只狐狸。狐狸对老虎说：'您不敢吃我，上天派我来做群兽的领导，如果您吃了我，就违背了上天的命令。您如果不相信我的话，请让我在前面走，您跟在我的后面，看看群兽见了我，有哪一个不害怕的？'老虎就和狐狸同行，野兽们见了它们，都纷纷逃走了，老虎不明白野兽们是害怕自己才逃跑的，却以为是狐狸的原因。



"狐假虎威"比喻依仗别人的势力欺压人。


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