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189页（214字）
形容故意做作，例他身无分文，却装腔作势，让人以为他是百万富翁，对他礼遇有加。
He is really as poor as a church mouse，but puts on airs as if he were a millionaire in order to have a prestigious reception．