| 单词 | big stick |
| 释义 | big stick in British Englishnoun 1. informal force or the threat of using force adjective bigstick 2. of, or relating to, irresistible military strength big stick in American English US [also B- S-] a policy of acting or negotiating from a position backed by a show of strength Word origin from “speak softly and carry a big stick,” portion of Afr proverb quoted by T. Roosevelt2 (sense 3)Examples of 'big stick' in a sentence |
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