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A Hundred Shots, a Hundred Bull's-Eyes

       This idiom describes excellent marksmanship. Later it became used to indicate great and assurance.
      
        In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was an expert archer in the State of Chu called Yang Youji. To test his skill, someone chose three leaves at different heights on a willow tree, and challenged him to hit them in order. Yang Youji stood more than one hundred paces away, and hit the three leaves in order.