Lingaku- lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
- to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
Generated definitions (experimental)
- a temporary expedient
- to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
This phrase refers to something or someone that is used to achieve a goal temporarily, often in a strategic or opportunistic way.
He sees this job as a stepping stone to get into a bigger company.
She hopes this project can serve as her stepping stone to success.
This meaning highlights the idea of using a person or an opportunity primarily to gain personal benefit, often disregarding their contributions or feelings in the process.
He used her connections, completely treating her as a stepping stone.
They often treat others as stepping stones to achieve their own dreams.
Generated collocations (experimental)
qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖stepping stonezuò wéi作为qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖to serve as a stepping stoneyòng rén用人qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖to use someone as a stepping stoneqiāo mén zhuān敲门砖cè lüè策略stepping stone strategyqiāo mén zhuān敲门砖de的fāng fǎ方法method of using as a stepping stoneqiāo mén zhuān敲门砖jué sè角色role as a stepping stoneqiāo mén zhuān敲门砖jī huì机会opportunity as a stepping stonebǎ把...dàng zuò当作qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖to regard ... as a stepping stonexún zhǎo寻找qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖to seek a stepping stonelì yòng利用qiāo mén zhuān敲门砖to utilize a stepping stone