撑腰 (chēng yāo) — to back someone up, to support (figuratively)

Definition

Examples

• 有老板给他撑腰，他什么都不怕。
  Yǒu lǎo bǎn gěi tā chēng yāo, tā shén me dōu bú pà.
  With the boss backing him up, he's not afraid of anything.
• 只要有你撑腰，我就放心了。
  Zhǐ yào yǒu nǐ chēng yāo, wǒ jiù fàng xīn le.
  As long as you have my back, I'm reassured.
• 你怕什么？我撑你的腰！
  Nǐ pà shén me? wǒ chēng nǐ de yāo!
  What are you afraid of? I've got your back!