引而不发

Pinyin: yǐn ér bù fā Usage: 紧缩式；作谓语、定语；含褒义 Explanation: 引拉弓；发射箭。拉开弓却不把箭射出去。比喻善于启发引导。也比喻做好准备暂不行动，以待时机。 Source: 《孟子·尽心上》君子引而不发，跃如也。中道而立，能者从之。” Example: 共产党对于这些东西的宣传政策应当是～，跃如也。”（毛泽东《湖南农民运动考察报告》） Thesaurus:  lie on one's arms, Zhengezuojia, rest on one's arms, pillow on a weapon and sleep on an armour Antonym Group:  may be triggered at any moment, weigh heavily ghost, At daggers drawn, hang by a hair, Hone Huohuo, Li mill to be, Harden oneself To be, Ready to go ahead, Zhang pull crossbow arrow, Ku for days, Ku salvo