借题发挥 jiè tí fā huī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
  2. to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss

CHARACTERS

借 jiè
HSK 3
borrow; lend; make pretext of
题 tí
HSK 2
forehead; title, headline; theme
发 fā
HSK 3
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
挥 huī
HSK 5
direct; wipe away; squander