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227页（234字）
比喻虚张声势替别人助威，例对于某些沽名钓誉的候选人，不少执笔之士竟也在旁摇旗呐喊，希望得到一些好处。
With a view to their future，quite a few writers gave their accamation and support to the publicity hungry candidates up for election．