act swiftly and violently

act swiftly and violently

Hungry tiger catches sheep, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is è h ǔ Q í NY á ng, which means like a hungry tiger preys on a lamb. From Shuoyue Quanzhuan.

The origin of Idioms

In the seventh chapter of the complete biography of Shuoyue written by Qian Cai of Qing Dynasty, "my elder brother heard the sound of Suolang's fork and plate, which made him" starve the tiger to catch the sheep. "He cried," dare you come? "

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive. example he made a hungry action to make everyone laugh.

Analysis of Idioms

Hungry tiger pours on food