置之死地而后生 | Chinese meaning

置之死地而后生【zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng】

place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
fig. to find a way out of an impasse

place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
fig. to find a way out of an impasse