拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

CHARACTERS

拭 shì wipe away stains with cloth
目 mù
HSK 3
eye; look, see; division, topic
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait