wait on tiptoe

wait on tiptoe

In Chinese, Pinyin is Qi á oz ú é Rd à I, which means waiting on tiptoe. The metaphor will come true soon. It comes from the historical records of Gaozu.

Idiom usage

The metaphor will soon come true

Examples

The government gives the Lord, and the world is peaceful. The biography of Chen Qiu

According to the biographies of Shang Jun in historical records, Zhao Liang said: "you are in great danger Once the king of Qin damaged his guests and did not set up a dynasty, the reason why the state of Qin accepted the monarch was very small! We can wait for death. "

The 96th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty "Kong Ming cuts Ma Su and Zhou bream with tears, breaks his hair and earns Cao Xiu": from now on, there are people who are far sighted in the country, but they attack my weakness frequently and blame my weakness, then things can be settled, thieves can be destroyed, and achievements can be ignored!

Liang Qichao's "on the general trend of Asian geography" said: "once the three trends are not even, then their demise can be expected."

The origin of Idioms

According to the historical records of emperor Gaozu, it can be said that "the minister rebelled inside, the princes rebelled outside, and died, so we can wait for him."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: in a flash