下马威原来指新官到任时故意向下属显示威风。例李彪终久是衙门人手段走到灶下取一根劈柴来,先把李旺打一个下马威。——明凌濛初《二刻拍案惊奇》英warn against insubordination by enforcing strict disciplinary action when one first takes office;泛指一开始就向对方显
下马从马上下来。例我为了减轻马的负载宁愿下马。英dismount; get off the horse;比喻某个重大工程或工作项目中止进行。英discontinue (a project,etc.);
下马看花比喻干部、知识分子等较长时间地深入工厂、农村调查研究。英get off one’s horse to look at the flowers —go deep into the realities of life and make thorough investigations;