挡箭牌

He now regards these scruffy photographs as his shield and buckler.

他现在把这些一文不值的照片当成他的护身符和挡箭牌。

They entrenched themselves behind a wall of tradition.

他们以传统为挡箭牌来保护自己。

Policymakers cannot hide behind their analysts if they miss the essence of an issue.

决策人要是抓不住问题的要害，他们是不能把分析人员推在前面做挡箭牌的。

First she cons me, and she gets two old creeps to front for her.

首先是她反抗我， 然后她又叫了两个老家伙来当挡箭牌。

I flung her back, and hastened to interpose the table between us.

我把它推开， 赶忙拉过一张桌子作挡箭牌。