临阵磨枪

临阵磨枪臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn qiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1

  • (lit.) to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom)
  • (fig.) to make preparations only at the last moment

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