臨陣磨槍
lín​zhèn​mó​qiāng

to prepare at the last moment

  • created sense approved 临阵磨枪/臨陣磨槍 · lín​zhèn​mó​qiāng · to prepare at the last moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临阵磨枪 / 臨陣磨槍

    lín​zhèn​mó​qiāng

    to prepare at the last moment

    (idiom) literally means to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle; used to describe making hasty preparations only at the last possible moment when a situation has already become urgent

    临阵 (literal) → 临阵/臨陣 · lín​zhèn · before a battle 磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 枪 (literal) → 枪/槍 · qiāng · gun

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