mobilize one's forces

mobilize one's forces

It used to mean sending troops on a large scale. Now it refers to using a lot of manpower to do something. The same as "invigorating teachers and mobilizing the masses".

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Wu Zi · Lishi: "when a man gives orders, he is happy to hear; when he mobilizes the troops, he is happy to fight; when he joins forces, he is happy to die." Zhang Song of the Han Dynasty wrote for Liu Jia that he was a man of great merit and Virtue: "if we want to stir up troops and mobilize the masses, we can't bear to hear of the evil, so we can't punish them."

Discrimination of words

When he saw him, he died, but he was not angry. He is bound to stir up troops and fight hard. How to deal with him, I'd like to hear from you. The 94 th chapter of Dangkou Zhi by Yu Wanchun in Qing Dynasty

[pinyin code]: xbdz

[synonym]: to arouse the masses, to work hard and to practice hard

Antonym: stand alone, make a fuss

Usage: used as predicate, object and adverbial; refers to large-scale action