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to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action · to go through the motions · to practice · a trial run

引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
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Synonyms
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) · fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle枕戈待旦zhěn gē dài dàn(fig.) to sustain · to shore up撑持chēng chí