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Examples:triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering—naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier—roll up one's sleeves for battle—sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle—Hetu Ala (Manchu: Yellow Rock), Nurhaci's capital at the 1619 Battle of Sarhu—Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces—prepare horses and chariots for battle—battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists—don't avoid the battle-ax (idiom); soldier must face danger bravely—(fig.) fight a one-sided battle—Agincourt (near Arras in north France, scene of a battle in 1415)—Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff—wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on—keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle—lit. battle plan based on the eight trigrams (in legend); fig. a clever plan—the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle—battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific—battle cruiser Avrora (Russian: dawn) firing the shot signaling the 1917 revolution, a favorite of communist iconography—white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers military expedition—lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants—Battle of Midway, June 1942—battle-ax and boiling cauldron (idiom); facing torture and execution—be routed (in battle etc)—suffer defeat in every battle [idiom.]—a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able determine the outcome of the distant battle [idiom.]— |