专横跋扈

专横跋扈 [zhuānhènɡbáhù]

1. 1. [Chinese idiom] Arrogant and despotic.

对于总经理助理专横跋扈的行为， 员工们敢怒不敢言。

duì yú zŏngjīng lĭ zhù lĭ zhuān héng bá hù de xíng wéi, yuán gōng men găn nù bù găn yán.

The staff felt indignant but dared not say a word about the imperious and despotic acts of the general manager.

杀鸡吓猴

sha1 ji1 xia4 hou2

lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey; to punish an individual as an example to others