To worsen a situation or encourage someone's negative behavior by providing misguided or excessive support, often implying the recipient takes advantage of the indulgence.
小明平时就爱偷懒，你越是替他把事情都做好，他越是越扶越醉，根本不思进取。
Xiao Ming is usually lazy; the more you do everything for him, the more he exemplifies 'the more you prop them up, the more they pretend to be drunk,' completely losing the motivation to make progress.
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Early Modern
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