beat the drum on the side(qiāo biān gǔ)

beat the drum on the side

The 34th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "you have to find him yourself. We can only beat the drum."

It refers to helping the speaker to convey his ideas to the listener.

Young men and women's first date, each other often because of shyness, will bring a best friend (or small) to help. Also known as "light bulb".

Extended idiom: insinuation.

explain

It refers to helping the speaker to convey his ideas to the listener.

source

The 34th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "you have to find him yourself. We can only beat the drum."

example sentence

I'll beat the drum for you.

Chinese PinYin : qiāo biān gǔ