poised to strike
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ì Ji à NZ à IXI á n, meaning as if the arrow had been put on the bowstring and had to be fired. From midnight by Mao Dun.
The origin of Idioms
Mao Dun "Midnight" Eight: "a question, like an arrow, straight to the face of Mei Qing."
Idiom explanation
It was as if the arrow had been on the bowstring and had to be fired.
poised to strike
the order , once given , will be strictly enforced - yán chū fǎ suí
a variation of a musical composition - yí dōng huàn yǔ
can not claim credit due to others - bù gǎn lüè měi