To act with alternating arrogance and stealth; sometimes aggressive and blatant, other times hidden and evasive.
那个骗子总是鸱张鼠伏，一会儿高调炫耀，一会儿又销声匿迹。
That swindler always alternates between brazen boasts and sudden disappearances, like an owl spreading its wings and a mouse crouching.
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Ancient
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