扼喉撫背

扼喉抚背
èhóufǔbèi
  1. lit. to strangle the front and press the back (idiom)
  2. fig. to occupy all key points (military)

CEDICT

to hold the best strategic positions which will render the enemy helpless; to occupy all military key points

Wiktionary

比喻據守要衝，致敵死命。參見「搤肮拊背」條。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 扼 è
  1. to grip forcefully
  2. to clutch at
  3. to guard
  4. to control
  5. to hold
=1 扼 è variant of 扼 è
2 喉 hóu
  1. throat
  2. larynx
3 撫 fǔ
  1. to comfort
  2. to console
  3. to stroke
  4. to caress
  5. an old term for province or provincial governor
4 背 bèi
  1. the back of a body or object
  2. to turn one's back
  3. to hide something from
  4. to learn by heart
  5. to recite from memory
  6. (slang) unlucky
  7. hard of hearing