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[force (sb.) to do (sth.) against his will] 〈口〉∶比喻采取强硬对抗态度或措施
你拉硬弓吧,我奉陪到底
杯弓蛇影bēi gōng -shé yǐng
[extremely suspicious;have imaginary fears as one who mistakes the reflection of a bow in the wine cup for the shadow of a snake] 应劭《风俗通义·怪神第九》记载,应郴请杜宣饮酒,挂在墙上的弓映在酒杯里,杜宣以为杯中有蛇,疑心中蛇毒而生病。后用“杯弓蛇影”比喻疑神疑鬼,妄自惊扰
楚弓楚得chǔ gōng -chǔ dé
[one loses a thing which people at his side pick up] 楚国人失去弓,又被楚国人捡得。比喻虽有得失,而无外溢。亦比喻度量狭小
[cast sb.aside when be has served his purpose;kick sb. out after his services are no longer required,as the bow and arrow are stacked away when there are no more birds to shoot] 鸟打完了,就把弓收藏起来。比喻天下既定或大功告成之后,就把曾经出过力的人一脚踢开
盘马弯弓 ( 盤馬彎弓 )pán mǎ -wān gōng
[make a show of readiness to fight] 驰马盘旋,张弓欲射。形容做好厮杀准备。比喻故作惊人姿态,实际并没有马上行动
将军欲以巧伏人,盘马弯弓惜不发。——唐· 韩愈《雉带箭》
伤弓之鸟 ( 傷弓之鳥 )shāng gōng zhī niǎo
[the bird that has been injured by the bow] 受过箭伤的鸟,比喻遭受过祸患,遇事胆怯的人
[shoot first with one hand,then with the other;shoot first to one side,then to the other;to draw the bow both on the left and right] 双手都能射箭。喻左边一下、右边一下做同一动作