Definition of お為ごかし (おためごかし)

ため

お為ごかし

おためごかし

otamegokashi

noun
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)(usually kana)
Other readings:
おためごかし《御為ごかし》
おためごかし《御為倒し》
Related Kanji
do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
honorable, manipulate, govern
overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down