pick up the spittle of sb; pick up what others say (/write);plagiarize ❍ 在学术研究中，不能～。In academic research one should not pick up what others have said or written.
拾人涕唾shí rén tì tuò
涕唾：鼻涕和唾沫。拾取别人的鼻涕和唾沫。比喻抄袭、重复别人的言论或主张，没有自己的见解。plagiarize, use and pass off as one’s own, pick up phrases from sb. and pass them off as one’s own, pick up the spittle, copy and minic