to egg people on or to call them back; to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
古时两军作战时用鼓和金发号施令,击鼓则进,鸣金则退。
明·罗贯中《三国演义》第二十三回:“张辽可使击鼓鸣金,许褚可使牧羊放马。”
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