[夤缘攀附 / 夤緣攀附, yín yuán pān fù, ㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄆㄢ ㄈㄨˋ]to cling to the rich and powerful (成语 saw); to advance one's career by currying favor; social climbing[Add to Longdo]
[靠山吃山,靠水吃水 / 靠山喫山,靠水喫水, kào shān chī shān, kào shuǐ chī shuǐ, ㄎㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄔ ㄕㄢ, ㄎㄠˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄔ ㄕㄨㄟˇ]The mountain dweller lives from the mountain, the shore dweller lives from the sea. (成语 saw); to make the best use of local resources; fig. to exploit one's position to advance oneself; to find one's niche; to live off the land[Add to Longdo]
[おしよせる, oshiyoseru](v1, vi) to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside[Add to Longdo]