poised for war

poised for war

The metaphor is vigorous. It is also called "drawing a crossbar". "In the past, Zhou Mu was on a hunting expedition to the Tanshan mountain. On a good day, Guisi was close to the stone, with crossbows and swords drawn, and the Tiger Leaping on the dragon's plate."

Idiom explanation

Explanation: it refers to vigorous. It is also called "drawing a crossbar".

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Mingfeng Daosheng's zhenshangzhai Fu: "in the past, Zhou Mu was on a hunting expedition to the altar mountain. On an auspicious day, Guisi was on a close relationship with the stone. The crossbow was stretched and the sword was drawn. The tiger leaped and the dragon was set."

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as predicate, attributive and adverbial to describe conflict