rú​lín​dà​dí

as if facing a great enemy

如临大敌 如臨大敵 rú​lín​dà​dí
as if facing a great enemy
(idiom) to act as if confronting a powerful enemy; describes being on high alert, taking strict precautions, or treating a situation with excessive seriousness

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.060 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.636 per million

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