盘马弯弓 pán mǎ wān gōng — to spur the horse and bend the bow; (fig.) to strike a pose without acting

盘马弯弓
pán mǎ wān gōng

Characters: 盘 · 马 · 弯 · 弓

Definitions

  1. to spur the horse and bend the bow; (fig.) to strike a pose without acting

More definitions

ExtDict

  1. 驰马盘旋，张弓要射。形容摆开架势，准备作战。后比喻故做惊人的姿态，实际上并不立即行动。

Examples

  • 对方盘马弯弓，迟迟不发。

    The enemy rode about and drew their bows, but struck at nothing.

  • 他盘马弯弓，只是做做样子。

    He posed as if about to act, but only made a show of it.