长袖善舞

chángxiùshànwǔ

长袖善舞 — chángxiùshànwǔ

1. literally 'long sleeves help one dance well'; idiomatically, resources, money or connections make it easy to get ahead or succeed in any line of work

   在那个社会里，长袖善舞的人总是能得到好职位。 zài nàge shèhuì lǐ chángxiùshànwǔ de rén zǒngshì néng dédào hǎo zhíwèi — In that society, well-connected people always managed to secure good positions.