出马 (chū mǎ) — to step forward personally (to take charge, solve a problem, etc.); to take the lead; to go into action; (of a doctor) to make a house call
Definition
出马 means stepping in personally to take charge — the implied speaker is a senior figure (boss, expert) handling a tough problem themselves.
verb
to step forward personally (to take charge, solve a problem, etc.)to take the leadto go into action(of a doctor) to make a house call
Examples
- ，出马。Zhè jiàn shì tài jí shǒu le, bì xū nǐ qīn zì chū mǎ cái xíng.This matter is too tricky; you must personally step in to handle it.
- ，。Lǎo zhuān jiā yǐ jīng hěn jiǔ bù chū zhěn le, dàn zhè cì hái shì qīn zì chū le mǎ.The old expert hasn't made house calls in a long time, but this time he personally went.
- ，出马。Yù dào zhè zhǒng tū fā zhuàng kuàng, jīng lǐ zhí jiē chū mǎ jiě jué le wèn tí.When this emergency came up, the manager directly stepped in and solved the problem.
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