拭目以待 (shì mù yǐ dài) — to wait and see (with anticipation); to see what develops
Definition
A formal idiom meaning 'to wait and see with keen anticipation' — often used when something promising or uncertain is about to unfold. Stronger and more literary than the plain phrase 等着看.
idiom
to wait and see (with anticipation)to see what develops
Examples
- ，拭目以待。Bǐ sài jié guǒ rú hé, wǒ men shì mù yǐ dài.As for the competition results, we'll wait and see.
- 拭目以待。Zhèng fǔ duì xīn de huán bǎo zhèng cè biǎo tài shì mù yǐ dài.The government expressed that they would wait and see regarding the new environmental policy.
- ，拭目以待。Guān yú tā de chéng nuò, dà jiā zhǐ néng shì mù yǐ dài.As for his promise, we can only wait and see.
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