make an ill-advised move; make false moves ❍ 敌军调动忙乱，～，两军优劣之势，也就不同于前了。(《毛泽东选集》199) When the enemy begins to manoeuvre his troops in a disorderly way and to make false moves,the relative strengths of the two opposing armies will naturally no longer be the same as before.
举措失当jǔ cuò shī dànɡ
举措：举动。指措施或举动不得当。make an ill-advised move, cut in an unseemly manner, act at haphazard