turn on one 's heel

turn on one 's heel

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin, is f ú Xi ù é RQ ù, which means to get angry and leave as soon as you shake your sleeve. It comes from Fangzheng, a new story of the world.

Idiom explanation

Flick the sleeve: flick the sleeve to show anger.

The origin of Idioms

"When Prince Jing was a few years old, he tasted Chupu, a student of various schools, and saw whether he would win or lose. He said," the south wind is not competitive. " Zi Jing resented his eyes and said, "I am ashamed of Xun Fengqian far away and Liu Zhenchang near." So he walked away

Idiom usage

To use as a predicate or in writing. I am willing to be resisted, otherwise I will leave. (Lu Xun's book of two places, 135) after listening to Lao Li's words, Lao Zhang left angrily.

Idiom story

Wang Xianzhi was the last son of Wang Xizhi, a famous calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. When he grew up, he also became a famous calligrapher, known as "Er Wang" with his father. One day, some of his father's students were playing P ú. Xianzhi, who was watching, was able to give advice to others, saying a few words in the industry. However, the students all laughed at him and said: "this Lang also has a glimpse of the leopard. I see a spot from time to time!" When Xianzhi saw that they said so about themselves, he couldn't help but feel indignant and said, "I'm so ashamed of Xun Fengqian and Liu Zhenchang. Xun Fengqian: Yingchuan Yingyin people, Cao Wei celebrities. He is noble and does not associate with common people. Liu Zhenchang: an official of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, he was a noble man and was of the same kind as Xun Fengqian. " He threw off his sleeve and left. This is the origin of the two idioms of "peeping at the leopard in a pipe" and "brushing away".