"go to the mattresses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 準備戰鬥
• 迎戰（比喻）

Definition

为严重冲突或对抗做准备，通常用来指准备面对艰难的争斗或竞争。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，因黑帮电影如《教父》而流行。不是字面意思的床垫，而是指为严重对抗做准备。常用于描述商业或政治的激烈竞争。

Examples

If the company keeps pushing, we may have to go to the mattresses.

如果公司继续施压，我们可能得**准备战斗**了。

It's time to go to the mattresses and defend our idea.

是时候**迎战**，捍卫我们的想法了。

The two teams are ready to go to the mattresses for the championship.

两支队伍都准备好**迎战**争夺冠军。

Whenever there's a big business rival, the boss tells everyone to go to the mattresses.

每当出现大的竞争对手，老板就让大家**准备战斗**。

We can't just give up now – it's time to go to the mattresses and fight for what matters.

我们现在不能放弃——是时候**迎战**，为重要的事情而战了。

Rumor has it that management is ready to go to the mattresses if the union doesn't agree.

据说管理层如果工会不同意，就准备**开战**。