汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 虚晃一枪
虚晃一枪 (虛晃一槍)
make a gesture of attacking / a make-believe thrust
Describes pretending to attack in order to retreat
() xū huǎng/huàng () qiāng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

当然,我们现在并没有打算回延安,来个“虚晃一枪,回马便走”。

Of course we don't intend to return to Yenan now, to "make a feint and turn the horse round to retreat".