引而不发 (引而不發) yǐn ér bù fà

yǐn ér bù fà set phrase to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action; to go through the motions; to practice
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '引而不發')