lower one 's banners and muffle one 's drums

lower one 's banners and muffle one 's drums

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin y ǎ NQ í w ò g ū, originally refers to hiding one's whereabouts from the enemy when marching; now it refers to the end of things or the weakening of momentum; it is the same as "Silence". It's from the book of Liang, biography of Wang Seng.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Liang, biography of Wang Seng's argument: "when you reach the front of the bandit, the Seng's argument orders all the troops to take the city to defend themselves, to lay down their banners and drums, and to be safe if there is no one."

Analysis of Idioms

A close synonym: to stop fighting and stop fighting

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attributive and object; it can be used as metaphor to stop fighting, etc. Shenlie tree three shed, phase to a few miles, lay down the flag. The sound of drum in the middle gate and the attack of soldiers in the three gates made the thieves in chaos. The biography of Yi Shen in the old book of Tang Dynasty