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to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push

养精蓄锐
yǎng jīng xù ruì
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to recover · to recuperate休养生息xiū yǎng shēng xīto wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy · to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)以逸待劳yǐ yì dài láo
Antonyms
(idiom) to waste both manpower and resources劳民伤财láo mín shāng cái