to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor

to spread harvested grain over an area

to resist foreign aggression

to repel the barbarians

to seize

disorderly; confused; chaotic

to ward off calamities; to avoid disaster

to usurp; to steal

to take home sb else's stray sheep

to bare one's arms (in agitation)

to rise to action with a determined shake of the arms

to roll up the sleeves

to clear oneself of dishonor

to stand off; to make way

to get rid of; to weed out; to reject

to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)

see 熙熙攘攘[xi1 xi1 rang3 rang3]