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do something hurriedly at the last moment; leave things until the last moment

lín zhèn mó qiāng

临 阵 磨 枪

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derogdo something hurriedly at the last moment; leave things until the last moment
- lín zhèn mó qiāng bù kuài yě guāng
  临阵磨枪，不快也光。
  The last effort helps a bit.
synonym
lín kě jué jǐng临渴掘井 lín zhèn mó dāo临阵磨刀 jiāng xīn bǔ lòu江心补漏 kě ér chuān jǐng渴而穿井
antonym
wèi yǔ chóu móu未雨绸缪 yǒu bèi wú huàn有备无患 cháng bèi bù xiè常备不懈 fáng huàn wèi rán防患未然

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