poised for war
The metaphor is vigorous. It is also called "drawing a crossbar". "In the past, Zhou Mu was on a hunting expedition to the Tanshan mountain. On a good day, Guisi was close to the stone, with crossbows and swords drawn, and the Tiger Leaping on the dragon's plate."
Idiom explanation
Explanation: it refers to vigorous. It is also called "drawing a crossbar".
Idioms and allusions
[source]: Mingfeng Daosheng's zhenshangzhai Fu: "in the past, Zhou Mu was on a hunting expedition to the altar mountain. On an auspicious day, Guisi was on a close relationship with the stone. The crossbow was stretched and the sword was drawn. The tiger leaped and the dragon was set."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate, attributive and adverbial to describe conflict
Chinese PinYin : nǔ zhāng jiàn bá
poised for war
be filled with righteous indignation. nù qì tián xiōng
feed a person without love or respect. shǐ jiāo shòu chù
let those who can serve as teachers. néng zhě wéi shī
ride with lax reins -- let things take their natural course. xìn mǎ yóu jiāng