出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第166页（229字）
形容凶恶的样子，例这些地方恶霸势力庞大，常在善良百姓面前张牙舞爪，作威作福，大家都敢怒而不敢言。
The people are angry but dare not speak out because these local tyrants are very powerful．They ride roughshod over all the people．