pull down sb

pull down sb

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B á zh ì y ì zh ì, which means to pull out other people's flag and put on one's own. More metaphors instead. It comes from the biography of Huaiyin Hou in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Huaiyin Hou in historical records, "when Zhao sees me going, he will drive me out of the empty wall. If he is ill, he will pull out the flag of Zhao and establish the red flag of Han Dynasty."

Idiom story

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Han Xin led the Han Army to attack the Zhao army, and was about to arrive at jingxingkou. First, he selected 2000 light cavalry, holding a red flag, and ambushed near the Zhao camp by taking a path. Then he lined up to lure the Zhao army. When the Zhao army poured out, the Han Army pretended to be defeated and retreated. The soldiers who had been in ambush rushed into the Zhao army camp and hung the red flag of the Han Army, so the Zhao army was defeated

Idiom usage

In this battle, the army of the Tang Dynasty made great progress and changed its banner, while the Turks lost their armor.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: pull out Zhao's banner, establish Han's banner and replace it