贔屓の引き倒し

ひいきのひきたおし

Also written ひいきのひきだおし, ひいきの引き倒し

Meanings

1. Expression doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment

Kanji

• 贔 strength; power. Read as ヒ.
• 屓 exerting strength
• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 倒 topple. Read as たおす.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists