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Meaning of 冠冕堂皇

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
high-sounding; dignified; pompous (idiom)
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Synonym: 堂而皇之
Example Sentences
1
He talks in a dignified, high-sounding way, but engages in all sorts of underhand activities.
2
Workers crave important-sounding titles to give them the illusion of ascending the ranks.
3
Bankers have an odd-sounding problem these days: they are awash in cash.
4
She had always been aware of his love for her and for her mother, even though he had not said much, but in the end she had been the one to make up grand reasons for her absence.
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Today this approach goes by the slightly less grandiose name of climate engineering, and it is looking more practical.