偃旗息鼓　

◎ 偃旗息鼓 yǎnqí-xīgǔ

[call off the army maneuvers;cease(stop) all military activities and lie low;lower the flags and silence the drums] 放倒军旗,停止击鼓。指秘密行军,不暴露目标。也指停止战斗。比喻停止做某事

突厥受诏,则诸蕃君长必相率而来。虽偃旗息鼓,高枕有余矣。——《旧唐书·裴光庭传》