roll up sleeves and bare arms (in excitement or anger)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to roll up one's sleeves and bare one's arms (as a sign of excitement or anger)
literaryA literary expression describing a physical gesture of readiness for action, agitation, or fury. Often appears in classical texts and formal written Chinese.
Tīng听
dào到
shèng胜
lì利
de的
xiāo消
xī息
，
zhòng众
rén人
rǎng攘
bì臂
gāo高
hū呼
，
jī激
dòng动
bù不
yǐ已
。
Hearing the news of victory, the crowd rolled up their sleeves and shouted with excitement.
Jiāng将
jūn军
rǎng攘
bì臂
chēn瞋
mù目
，
nù怒
shì视
zhe着
dí敌
jūn军
。
The general rolled up his sleeves and glared angrily at the enemy troops.
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Tā他
rǎng攘
bì臂
ér而
qǐ起
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
yǔ与
duì对
shǒu手
yī一
jué决
gāo高
xià下
。
He rolled up his sleeves and stood up, ready to compete with his opponent.