Stop beating the drum

Stop beating the drum

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ō Ulu ó B à g ǔ, which means to stop beating gongs and drums. It means to end and end. It's from Li Yu's "casual love, CI and Qu, pattern" in Qing Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Stop beating gongs and drums. The metaphor ends.

The origin of Idioms

Li Yu of the Qing Dynasty wrote in his spare time, CI, Qu, and pattern: "the reunion of flesh and blood is just a scene of laughter. What's the fun of ending the gong and beating the drum?"

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, attribute, object, metaphor to stop activity, etc

Examples

What's the fun of a happy reunion?