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Home / Idiom / 大打出手

to come to blows · to start a fight · (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手 dǎ chū shǒu)

大打出手
dà dǎ chū shǒu
d+à·4th toned+ǎ·3rd tonech+ū·1st tonesh+ǒu·3rd tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to go to war (idiom) · fig. to make a big fuss over sth大动干戈dà dòng gān gēlit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat · to fight at close quarters短兵相接duǎn bīng xiāng jiēlit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants龙争虎斗lóng zhēng hǔ dòuto fight · to scuffle · to come to blows · CL: cháng打架dǎ jià
Antonyms
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease · to give in偃旗息鼓yǎn qí xī gǔto beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat鸣金收兵míng jīn shōu bīnglit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment · all is quiet · a dead calm (at sea)风平浪静fēng píng làng jìng